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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
William Dodd
American historian and ambassador to germany.
Born October 27th, 1869 in Clayton.
Died February 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Round Hill (pneumonia).
DuBose Heyward
American novelist, playwright, poet (1885-1940).
Born August 31st, 1885 in Charleston. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1940 at 54 years old in Tryon. [ref]
Oliver Lodge
British physicist.
Born June 12th, 1851 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 89 years old in Wilsford. [ref]
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.
Gregorio Aglipay
Filipino religious leader (1860-1940).
Born May 5th, 1860 in Batac. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1940 at 80 years old in Manila.
Katharina Schratt
Austrian stage actress (1853–1940).
Born September 11th, 1853 in Baden. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1940 at 86 years old in Vienna.
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.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
British stage actress (1865–1940).
Born February 9th, 1865 in Kensington. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1940 at 75 years old in Pau (pneumonia). [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).
Tokugawa Iesato
Japanese politician (1863-1940).
Born August 24th, 1863 in Tokyo.
Died June 5th, 1940 at 76 years old
Deaths 61 to 70 of 435
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