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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Romualdo Ghiglione
Gymnast (1891–1940).
Born February 25th, 1891 in Rivarolo.
Died March 12th, 1940 at 49 years old in Rivarolo.
Fernand Fauconnier
French gymnast (1890-1940).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Marpent. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1940 at 50 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
Marica Nadlišek Bartol
Editor.
Born February 10th, 1867 in Trieste. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1940 at 72 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Alfred Schneidau
British cricketer and association football player (1867-1940).
Born February 5th, 1867 in Camden Town.
Died January 24th, 1940 at 72 years old in London.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bonch-Bruevich
Russian engineer (1888-1940).
Born February 21st, 1888 in Oryol.
Died March 7th, 1940 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
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