In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
Johan Anker
Sailboat designer.
Born June 26th, 1871 in Østfold, Halden.
Died October 2nd, 1940 at 69 years old in Oslo, Halden.
Sylvia Ashton
Actress (1880-1940).
Born January 26th, 1880 in Denver.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
John Rand
American actor (1871-1940).
Born November 19th, 1871 in New Haven.
Died January 25th, 1940 at 68 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
William Faversham
American actor (1868-1940).
Born February 12th, 1868 in London.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 72 years old in Long Island.
Carl Grossberg
German artist (1894-1940).
Born September 6th, 1894 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1940 at 46 years old in Laon (traffic collision). [ref]
Charles Richman
Actor.
Born January 12th, 1865 in Chicago.
Died December 1st, 1940 at 75 years old in The Bronx.
George Hackathorne
Actor (1896-1940).
Born February 13th, 1896 in Pendleton.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 44 years old in Los Angeles.
Enrique Mosconi
Argentine military engineer.
Born February 21st, 1877 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 4th, 1940 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
Alexander Koenig
German naturalist (1858-1940).
Born February 20th, 1858 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 82 years old in Klocksin.
William Maxwell
Scottish professional footballer and amateur cricketer (1876-1940).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Arbroath.
Died July 14th, 1940 at 63 years old in Bristol.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 393
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein