In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
Albin Lermusiaux
French athlete (1874-1940).
Born August 9th, 1874 in Noisy-le-Sec. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1940 at 65 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Eugène Laermans
Belgian painter (1864-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1864 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean - Sint-Jans-Molenbeek.
Died February 22nd, 1940 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Fini Henriques
Danish composer (1867-1940).
Born October 20th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 27th, 1940 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Thomas Little Heath
British civil servant, mathematician and classicist (1861–1940).
Born October 5th, 1861 in Barnetby le Wold.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 78 years old in Ashtead.
Jaan Teemant
Estonian lawyer and politician (1872–1940).
Born September 24th, 1872 in Vigala Rural Municipality.
Died July 23rd, 1940 at 67 years old in Tallinn.
Dimitar Stanchov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1863-1940).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died March 23rd, 1940 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Marie Egner
Austrian artist (1850-1940).
Born August 25th, 1850 in Bad Radkersburg. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1940 at 89 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Nikolai Triik
Estonian painter.
Born August 7th, 1884 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1940 at 56 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Albert Richter
German racing cyclist killed by the nazis (1912-1940).
Born October 14th, 1912 in Ehrenfeld.
Died January 2nd, 1940 at 27 years old in Lörrach.
Xhafer Bej Ypi
Prime minister of albania (1880-1940).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Starje.
Died December 17th, 1940 at 60 years old in Starje.
Deaths 321 to 330 of 407
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau