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In the year 1940
408 Notable deaths
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.
Frederick Merriman
British tug of war competitor.
Born May 18th, 1873 in Chipping Campden.
Died June 27th, 1940 at 67 years old in Gloucester.
Therese Schlesinger-Eckstein
Austrian politician.
Born June 6th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 76 years old in Blois.
Norman Bingley
English sailor (1863-1940).
Born September 17th, 1863 in City of Westminster.
Died January 16th, 1940 at 76 years old
Ove Dahl
Norwegian botanist (1862-1940).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Orkdal.
Died September 17th, 1940 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Harald Sandberg
Swedish sport sailor (1883–1940).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Gothenburg.
Died November 28th, 1940 at 57 years old
Nestor Nyzhankivskyi
Ukrainian composer, pianist and music critic.
Born August 31st, 1893 in Berezhany.
Died April 10th, 1940 at 46 years old in Łódź.
Fernand Fauconnier
French gymnast (1890-1940).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Marpent. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1940 at 50 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 408
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson