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In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
Hendrik Marsman
Dutch writer (1899–1940).
Born September 30th, 1899 in Zeist.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 40 years old in Bay of Biscay (drowning).
Arthur Vierendeel
Civil engineer (1852-1940).
Born April 10th, 1852 in Leuven.
Died November 8th, 1940 at 88 years old in Uccle.
Nagahisa Kitashirakawa
Japanese military personnel (1910-1940).
Born February 19th, 1910 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 30 years old in Zhangjiakou.
Giuseppe Motta
Member of the swiss federal council (1871-1940).
Born December 29th, 1871 in Airolo. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1940 at 68 years old in Bern (stroke). [ref]
Paul Hirsch
German politician (1868-1940).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Prenzlau.
Died August 1st, 1940 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet (1864-1940).
Born October 31st, 1864 in Elliðavatn.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Herdísarvík.
Emilio Comici
Italian mountaineer.
Born February 21st, 1901 in Trieste.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Sëlva.
Walter Kollo
German composer.
Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Dmitry Filosofov
Russian journalist.
Born April 7th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1940 at 68 years old in Otwock.
Józef Marcinkiewicz
Polish mathematician.
Born March 30th, 1910 in Cimoszka.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 30 years old in Kharkiv (execution by shooting).
Deaths 261 to 270 of 407
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