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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
Martti Marttelin
Athletics competitor (1897-1940).
Born June 18th, 1897 in Nummi.
Died March 1st, 1940 at 42 years old in Burnaya.
George Latimer Bates
American naturalist (1863-1940).
Born March 21st, 1863 in Abingdon.
Died January 31st, 1940 at 76 years old in Chelmsford.
Janne Lundblad
Equestrian.
Born April 11th, 1887 in Linköping.
Died November 24th, 1940 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
Michael Staksrud
Norwegian speed skater.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 32 years old in Gjersjøen (drowning).
Helene Böhlau
German writer.
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Weimar. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1940 at 80 years old in Augsburg. [ref]
Henry Siedentopf
German physicist (1872-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1872 in Bremen.
Died May 8th, 1940 at 67 years old in Jena.
Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti
Austrian botanist (1882-1940).
Born February 19th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 57 years old in Vienna (struck by vehicle).
Birger Wasenius
Speed skater.
Born December 7th, 1911 in Helsinki.
Died January 2nd, 1940 at 28 years old in Salmi (killed in action).
Geoffrey Hall-Say
Figure skater.
Born April 27th, 1864 in Bray.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Brighton.
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