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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Sylvia Ashton
Actress (1880–1940).
Born January 26th, 1880 in Denver.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Eugen Beyer
Austrian feldmarschalleutnant (1882-1940).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Pohořelice. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1940 at 58 years old in Salzburg (cancer).
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]
Frank William Taussig
United states economist (1859-1940).
Born December 28th, 1859 in St. Louis.
Died November 11th, 1940 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Grover Jones
American screenwriter (1893–1940).
Born November 15th, 1893 in Indiana.
Died September 24th, 1940 at 46 years old in Hollywood.
Alexander Koenig
German naturalist (1858-1940).
Born February 20th, 1858 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 82 years old in Klocksin.
Hugo Lederer
German sculptor (1871-1940).
Born November 16th, 1871 in Znojmo. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Johan Anker
Sailboat designer.
Born June 26th, 1871 in Østfold, Halden.
Died October 2nd, 1940 at 69 years old in Oslo, Halden.
George Hackathorne
Actor (1896-1940).
Born February 13th, 1896 in Pendleton.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 44 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert Emden
Swiss astrophysicist (1862-1940).
Born March 4th, 1862 in St. Gallen.
Died October 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Zürich.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 435
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