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In the year 1940
393 Notable deaths
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
Austrian doctor, nobel prize laureate and psychiatrist.
Born March 7th, 1857 in Wels. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1940 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Robert Hichens
British sailor (1882–1940) who survived the sinking of the titanic.
Born September 16th, 1882 in Cornwall.
Died September 23rd, 1940 at 58 years old in Aberdeen (heart failure).
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
British politician (1871-1940).
Born January 8th, 1871 in Belfast.
Died November 24th, 1940 at 69 years old in County Down.
Ernest Joyce
Royal naval seaman and explorer.
Born December 22nd, 1875 in Bognor Regis.
Died May 2nd, 1940 at 64 years old in London.
Gjergj Fishta
Albanian writer (1871-1940).
Born October 23rd, 1871 in Fishtë. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1940 at 69 years old in Shkodër. [ref]
Willi Münzenberg
German politician (1889-1940).
Born August 14th, 1889 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Saint-Marcellin (hanging).
Phan Bội Châu
Vietnamese revolutionary (1867-1940).
Born December 26th, 1867 in Nghệ An.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Huế.
Josef František
Czech fighter ace.
Born October 7th, 1914 in Otaslavice. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1940 at 26 years old in Ewell (aviation accident). [ref]
Andrei Bubnov
Russian revolutionary leader (1884-1938).
Born April 3rd, 1884 in Ivanovo.
Died January 12th, 1940 at 55 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Gregorio Aglipay
Filipino religious leader (1860-1940).
Born May 5th, 1860 in Batac. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1940 at 80 years old in Manila.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 393
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo