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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Norwegian geologist and petrologist.
Born November 10th, 1851 in Christiania. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1940 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Hermann Obrecht
Member of the swiss federal council (1882-1940).
Born March 26th, 1882 in Grenchen.
Died August 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Bern.
John Devey
English footballer (1866-1940).
Born December 26th, 1866 in Birmingham.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 73 years old in Birmingham.
Anita Hendrie
American actress.
Born November 9th, 1863 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1940 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
Joe De Grasse
Canadian film director.
Born May 4th, 1873 in New Brunswick. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1940 at 67 years old in California (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Jozef Gregor-Tajovský
Slovak writer, poet, teacher, and politician (1874–1940).
Born October 14th, 1874 in Tajov. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 65 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Wacław Berent
Polish novelist and translator.
Born September 28th, 1873 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1940 at 67 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Edgar Adams
American diver, swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1868-1940).
Born April 7th, 1868 in Pennsylvania.
Died May 5th, 1940 at 72 years old in Bayville.
Selmar Schonland
South african botanist (1860-1940).
Born August 15th, 1860 in Bad Frankenhausen.
Died April 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Makhanda.
Henri Lavedan
French dramatist and man of letters.
Born April 9th, 1859 in Orléans. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1940 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 393
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