In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet (1864-1940).
Born October 31st, 1864 in Elliðavatn.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Reykjanes.
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).
Gheorghe Argeșanu
Romanian general (1883-1940).
Born February 28th, 1883 in Caracal.
Died November 26th, 1940 at 57 years old in Jilava (deliberate murder).
Jean Verdier
Catholic cardinal (1864-1940).
Born February 19th, 1864 in Lacroix-Barrez. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Rudolf Thurneysen
Swiss linguist and celticist (1857-1940).
Born March 14th, 1857 in Basel.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 83 years old in Bonn.
Luo Zhenyu
Qing dynasty scholar (1866-1940).
Born August 8th, 1866 in Huai'an District.
Died May 14th, 1940 at 73 years old in Dalian.
Dick Ket
Dutch painter (1902-1940).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Den Helder. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1940 at 37 years old in Bennekom. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 393
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi