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In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
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.
Died September 15th, 1940 at 37 years old in Bennekom.
Adolfo Lutz
Brazilian entomologist (1855-1940).
Born December 18th, 1855 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1940 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Dmytro Yavornytsky
Ukrainian academic.
Born November 6th, 1855 in Borysivka.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 84 years old in Dnipro.
Célestin Bouglé
French philosopher (1870-1940).
Born June 1st, 1870 in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1940 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Józef Pankiewicz
Polish painter (1866-1940).
Born November 29th, 1866 in Lublin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1940 at 73 years old in La Ciotat. [ref]
René Schickele
German-french writer (1883-1940).
Born August 4th, 1883 in Obernai. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Vence. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 407
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