In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
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.
Wilhelm Anderson
Baltic german astronomer and astrophysicist (1880-1940).
Born October 28th, 1880 in Minsk.
Died March 26th, 1940 at 59 years old in Międzyrzecz.
Ferdo Šišić
Croatian historian.
Born March 9th, 1869 in Vinkovci. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1940 at 70 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Gyula Kellner
Athletics competitor.
Born April 11th, 1871 in Pest.
Died July 28th, 1940 at 69 years old in Szolnok.
Eduard Schwartz
German philologist.
Born August 22nd, 1858 in Kiel. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1940 at 81 years old in Munich. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 407
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)