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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
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]
Dimitar Stanchov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1863-1940).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died March 23rd, 1940 at 76 years old in Sofia.
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.
Agnes von Krusenstjerna
Swedish writer (1894-1940).
Born October 9th, 1894 in Växjö Parish.
Died March 10th, 1940 at 45 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (cancer).
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]
Jazep Losik
Belarusian opinion journalist, writer and poet (1883—1940).
Born November 18th, 1883 in Mіkalajeŭščyna.
Died April 1st, 1940 at 56 years old in Saratov.
Ville Vallgren
Finnish sculptor (1855-1940).
Born December 15th, 1855 in Porvoo. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1940 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
John Devey
English footballer (1866-1940).
Born December 26th, 1866 in Birmingham.
Died October 11th, 1940 at 73 years old in Birmingham.
Fini Henriques
Danish composer (1867-1940).
Born October 20th, 1867 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 27th, 1940 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Georgia Coleman
Diver.
Born January 23rd, 1912 in St. Maries.
Died September 14th, 1940 at 28 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 435
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris