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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Robert Lane
Canadian soccer player (1882-1940).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Galt.
Died November 20th, 1940 at 58 years old in Winnipeg.
Janne Lundblad
Equestrian.
Born April 11th, 1887 in Linköping.
Died November 24th, 1940 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
Helene Böhlau
German writer (1859–1940).
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Weimar. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1940 at 80 years old in Augsburg. [ref]
Tomasz Stankiewicz
Polish racing cyclist (1902-1940).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 37 years old in Palmiry (execution by shooting).
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.
Russell Harmer
Sailor.
Born November 5th, 1896 in Cambridge.
Died October 31st, 1940 at 43 years old
Geoffrey Hall-Say
Figure skater.
Born April 27th, 1864 in Bray.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 75 years old in Brighton.
Robert Leffler
German actor (1866–1940).
Born January 9th, 1866 in Aschersleben.
Died March 15th, 1940 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 435
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling