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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
Ervin Mészáros
Fencer.
Born April 2nd, 1877 in Budapest.
Died May 21st, 1940 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Perchouhi Partizpanyan-Barseghyan
Armenian politician, writer and humanitarian.
Born July 8th, 1889 in Plovdiv. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1940 at 50 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Philip Tomalin
French cricketer (1858-1940).
Born April 10th, 1858 in Kensington.
Died February 12th, 1940 at 81 years old in Bognor Regis.
Ferdinand Hellmesberger
Austrian musician (1863-1940).
Born January 24th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died March 15th, 1940 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Sofia Rusova
Ukrainian writer and activist.
Born February 18th, 1856 in Oleshnia.
Died February 5th, 1940 at 83 years old in Prague.
Arthur Southern
Gymnast.
Born March 26th, 1883 in Sowerby Bridge.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 57 years old in Dorset.
Nyrki Tapiovaara
Finnish film director (1911-1940).
Born September 10th, 1911 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1940 at 28 years old in Tohmajärvi (killed in action).
Arthur Carnell
Sport shooter.
Born March 21st, 1862 in London.
Died September 11th, 1940 at 78 years old in London.
Heinrich Nauen
German painter (1880-1940).
Born June 1st, 1880 in Krefeld. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1940 at 60 years old in Kalkar (stomach cancer). [ref]
Marcel Van Crombrugge
Belgian rower (1880-1940).
Born September 13th, 1880 in Ghent.
Died September 23rd, 1940 at 60 years old in Ghent.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 393
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