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In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
Ljubomir Davidović
Prime minister of the kingdom of serbs, croats, and slovenes (1863-1940).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Vlaško Polje.
Died February 19th, 1940 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Ruth Harriet Louise
American photographer.
Born January 13th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1940 at 37 years old in Los Angeles (puerperal disorders). [ref]
Felice Nazzaro
Italian racing driver (1881-1940).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Turin.
Died March 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Turin.
Lugné-Poe
French actor and director.
Born December 27th, 1869 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 19th, 1940 at 70 years old in Avignon.
Fritz Weitzel
Ss leader (1904-1940).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died June 19th, 1940 at 36 years old in Düsseldorf.
Georg von Arco
German physicist.
Born August 30th, 1869 in Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died May 5th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Saint-Pol-Roux
French poet.
Born January 15th, 1861 in Marseille. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Brest. [ref]
Helene Chadwick
Actress (1897-1940).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Oneida County. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Marcel Granet
French sociologist (1884-1940).
Born February 29th, 1884 in Luc-en-Diois.
Died November 25th, 1940 at 56 years old in Sceaux.
Ernst Weiss
Czech physician and writer.
Born August 28th, 1882 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1940 at 57 years old in Paris (exsanguination). [ref]
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