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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
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]
Yuly Shokalsky
Russian oceanographer.
Born October 17th, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 26th, 1940 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eugenie Schwarzwald
Austrian educator and writer (1872-1940).
Born July 4th, 1872 in Ternopil, Polupanivka.
Died August 7th, 1940 at 68 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Arthur De Greef
Belgian musician (1862-1940).
Born October 10th, 1862 in Leuven. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Edgar du Perron
Dutch writer (1899-1940).
Born November 2nd, 1899 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1940 at 40 years old in Bergen (angina pectoris). [ref]
A. H. Tammsaare
Estonian writer.
Born January 30th, 1878 in Albu Rural Municipality. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1940 at 62 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 393
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