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In the year 1940
442 Notable deaths
Arthur Ahnger
Sailor (1886-1940).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Raseborg.
Died December 7th, 1940 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Ida Matton
Swedish sculptor (1863–1940).
Born February 24th, 1863 in Gävle Parish. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1940 at 77 years old in Gävle Parish. [ref]
Blanche Huber
First female doctor in malta.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Birkirkara.
Died July 19th, 1940 at 38 years old in Birkirkara.
Jacques Mairesse
French footballer (1905-1940).
Born February 27th, 1905 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 13th, 1940 at 35 years old in Véron.
Waltraud Dressel
Swimmer.
Born June 3rd, 1893 in Magdeburg.
Died June 10th, 1940 at 47 years old in Magdeburg.
Otto Silber
Estonian association football player (1893-1940).
Born March 17th, 1893 in Kehtna Rural Municipality.
Died December 23rd, 1940 at 47 years old in Saue Rural Municipality.
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]
Dmitry Rozhdestvensky
Russian physicist (1876-1940).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 1940 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 442
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