Famous Deaths In 1940
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Aug 18 Walter P. Chrysler, American automobile executive (b. 1875) died in the year 1940.
Aug 21 On this day in history death of leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62
Aug 22 Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, English physicist (b. 1851) died on this day in history.
Aug 24 Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 in the year 1940.
Aug 29 Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
Aug 30 J.J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856) died in the year 1940.
Aug 31 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 in the year 1940.
Sep 03 On this day in history otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59
Sep 07 Edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies on this day in history.
Sep 15 In the year 1940 dick Ket, painter/cartoonist, dies at 37
Sep 26 Walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48 in the year 1940.
Sep 27 Walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.
Sep 30 Walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
Oct 05 On this day in history silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40
Oct 06 In the year 1940 ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55
Oct 08 Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Oct 09 Wilfred Grenfell, English medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador (b. 1865) died in the year 1940.
Oct 10 Berton Churchill, Canadian actor (b. 1876) died on this day in history.
Oct 11 On this day in history death of lluÃs Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882)
Oct 12 In the year 1940 tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60
Oct 18 On this day in history suze Groeneweg, 1st woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber (1918-37), dies at 65
Oct 20 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885) died in the year 1940.
Oct 21 In the year 1940 death of william G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
Oct 24 In the year 1940 victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74
Oct 27 On this day in history fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72
Oct 28 Andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
Nov 04 Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60 in the year 1940.
Nov 09 Stephen Peter Alencastre, Portuguese Catholic prelate (b. 1876) died on this day in history.
Nov 10 Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71 in the year 1940.
Nov 12 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.
Nov 17 In the year 1940 death of eric Gill, British sculptor (b. 1882)
Nov 21 In the year 1940 geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies
Nov 22 Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67 on this day in history.
Nov 23 Catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
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