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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
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]
Walter Kollo
German composer (1878–1940).
Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Vierendeel
Civil engineer (1852-1940).
Born April 10th, 1852 in Leuven.
Died November 8th, 1940 at 88 years old in Uccle.
E. Alyn Warren
Actor (1874-1940).
Born June 2nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died January 22nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
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.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 73 years old in La Ciotat.
Taqi Arani
Iranian publisher.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Tabriz.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 37 years old in Tehran.
Thomas Ball Barratt
Norwegian pentecostal pastor (1862–1940).
Born July 22nd, 1862 in Albaston. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Dimitrija Čupovski
Macedonian writer (1878–1940).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Papradište.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jean-Vincent Scheil
French archaeologist.
Born June 10th, 1858 in Kœnigsmacker. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1940 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 435
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