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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
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]
Otto Rippert
German film director and actor (1869-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Offenbach am Main.
Died January 15th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir
Icelandic politician, editor (1856-1940).
Born September 27th, 1856 in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 83 years old in Reykjavík.
Robert Land
Austrian/czech film director and screenwriter (1887-1940).
Born July 13th, 1887 in Kroměříž.
Died October 12th, 1940 at 53 years old [ref]
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Norwegian geologist and petrologist (1851–1940).
Born November 10th, 1851 in Christiania.
Died February 17th, 1940 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Julien Vervaecke
Belgian road bicycle racer (1899–1940).
Born November 3rd, 1899 in Moorslede.
Died May 24th, 1940 at 40 years old in Roncq.
Alexandre Besredka
Ukrainian-french biologist (1870-1940).
Born April 8th, 1870 in Odesa.
Died February 28th, 1940 at 69 years old in Paris.
Jozef Gregor-Tajovský
Slovak writer, poet, teacher, and politician (1874–1940).
Born October 18th, 1874 in Tajov. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 65 years old in Bratislava.
Raymond Smith Dugan
American astronomer.
Born May 30th, 1878 in Montague.
Died August 31st, 1940 at 62 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Anita Hendrie
American actress (1863–1940).
Born November 9th, 1863 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1940 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 435
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