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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Xiao Youmei
Chinese composer (1884-1940).
Born January 7th, 1884 in Zhongshan.
Died December 31st, 1940 at 56 years old in Shanghai.
André Deed
French actor (1879-1940).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Le Havre.
Died October 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in Paris.
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.
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.
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]
Gustav Shpet
Russian philosopher.
Born April 7th, 1879 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1940 at 60 years old in Kolpashevo. [ref]
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Austrian and parmese imperial and royal (1882–1940).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Linz.
Died February 25th, 1940 at 58 years old in Lausanne.
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.
Nikolai Triik
Estonian painter.
Born August 7th, 1884 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1940 at 56 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 435
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