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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Alfred Fowler
British astronomer (1868-1940).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Yorkshire.
Died June 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in Ealing (cerebrovascular disease).
Clara Southern
Australian artist (1860-1940).
Born October 3rd, 1860 in Kyneton.
Died December 15th, 1940 at 80 years old in Warrandyte, Surrey Hills.
Maude Turner Gordon
Actress (1868-1940).
Born November 10th, 1868 in Franklin.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
William Faversham
British-born american actor (1868-1940).
Born February 12th, 1868 in London.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 72 years old in Long Island.
Victor Henri
French physical chemist, physiologist and experimental psychologist (1872-1940).
Born July 6th, 1872 in Marseille.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 67 years old in La Rochelle.
Rudolf Olden
Journalist, author, lawyer and human rights activist (1885–1940).
Born January 14th, 1885 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1940 at 55 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
John Rand
American actor (1871-1940).
Born November 19th, 1871 in New Haven.
Died January 25th, 1940 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Fanny Brate
Swedish painter (1862-1940).
Born February 26th, 1862 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1940 at 78 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Viktor Léon
Austrian librettist (1858–1940).
Born January 4th, 1858 in Senica. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1940 at 82 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Charles Richman
Actor (1865-1940).
Born January 12th, 1865 in Chicago.
Died December 1st, 1940 at 75 years old in The Bronx.
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