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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Lewis Hine
American sociologist and photographer (1874–1940).
Born September 26th, 1874 in Oshkosh.
Died November 3rd, 1940 at 66 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Florence Scovel Shinn
American writer, artist and book illustrator (1871–1940).
Born September 24th, 1871 in Camden.
Died October 17th, 1940 at 69 years old
W. H. Davies
Welsh poet and writer.
Born July 3rd, 1871 in Newport.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 69 years old in Gloucestershire. [ref]
Arthur Rostron
British sailor (1869-1940).
Born May 14th, 1869 in Bolton.
Died November 4th, 1940 at 71 years old in Southampton (pneumonia).
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
German prince.
Born May 1st, 1868 in Panker. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1940 at 72 years old in Kassel.
Isaak Babel
Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer (1894-1940).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Odesa. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1940 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Carl Bosch
German chemical engineer.
Born August 27th, 1874 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1940 at 65 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Charles Freer Andrews
Christian missionary in india, close friend of mahatma gandhi.
Born February 12th, 1871 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Russian theatre director (1874–1940).
Born February 9th, 1874 in Penza.
Died February 2nd, 1940 at 65 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Nathanael West
American writer and screenwriter (1903–1940).
Born October 17th, 1903 in New York City.
Died December 22nd, 1940 at 37 years old in El Centro (traffic collision).
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