In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
Geoffrey Hall-Say
Figure skater.
Born April 27th, 1864 in Bray.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Brighton.
Martti Uosikkinen
Olympic gymnast.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Kuopio. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1940 at 30 years old in Battle of Kollaa. [ref]
Andrey Arkhangelsky
Russian geologist.
Born December 8th, 1879 in Ryazan.
Died June 16th, 1940 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Tomasz Stankiewicz
Polish racing cyclist (1902-1940).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 37 years old in Palmiry (ballistic trauma).
Russell Harmer
Sailor.
Born November 5th, 1896 in Cambridge.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 43 years old
Hans Luber
German diver (1893-1940).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Munich.
Died October 15th, 1940 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Hans Bernhardt
German cyclist.
Born January 28th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died November 29th, 1940 at 34 years old in Amsterdam.
Gabriele Possanner
Austrian physician.
Born January 27th, 1860 in Buda.
Died March 14th, 1940 at 80 years old in Vienna.
William Robinson
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist.
Born June 23rd, 1870 in Airdrie.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 70 years old in Liverpool.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 407
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi