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In the year 1940
435 Notable deaths
Phan Bội Châu
19/20th-century vietnamese nationalist and revolutionary.
Born December 26th, 1867 in Nam Đàn.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Huế.
Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
British politician, diplomat and newspaper editor (1882-1940).
Born April 18th, 1882 in London. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1940 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Otis Harlan
American actor (1865-1940).
Born December 29th, 1865 in Zanesville.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 74 years old in Martinsville (stroke).
Gjergj Fishta
Albanian writer (1871-1940).
Born October 23rd, 1871 in Fishtë.
Died December 30th, 1940 at 69 years old in Shkodër.
Eddie Collins
American actor (1883–1940).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Atlantic City.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 57 years old in Arcadia.
Ernest Joyce
Royal naval seaman and explorer (1875–1940).
Born December 22nd, 1875 in Bognor Regis.
Died May 2nd, 1940 at 64 years old in London.
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.
Josef František
Czech fighter ace (1914-1940).
Born October 7th, 1914 in Otaslavice. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1940 at 26 years old in Ewell (aviation accident). [ref]
Walter Connolly
American actor (1887-1940).
Born April 8th, 1887 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1940 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Carlo Bugatti
Italian furniture designer (1856-1940).
Born February 16th, 1856 in Milan.
Died March 31st, 1940 at 84 years old in Molsheim.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 435
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