In the year 1940
407 Notable deaths
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.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
British stage actress.
Born February 9th, 1865 in Kensington. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1940 at 75 years old in Pau (pneumonia). [ref]
Otis Harlan
American actor (1865-1940).
Born December 29th, 1865 in Zanesville.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 74 years old in Martinsville (stroke).
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]
Olga Boznańska
Polish artist (1865-1940).
Born April 15th, 1865 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1940 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Edwin Markham
American poet.
Born April 23rd, 1852 in Oregon City.
Died March 7th, 1940 at 87 years old in Staten Island.
Eddie Collins
Actor (1883-1940).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Atlantic City.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 57 years old in Arcadia.
Katharina Schratt
Austrian stage actress (1853–1940).
Born September 11th, 1853 in Baden. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1940 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Albert Kahn
Banker, philanthropist, pioneer of photography.
Born March 3rd, 1860 in Marmoutier. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1940 at 80 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 407
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender