Famous Deaths Happened In 1940

Jan 01 Panuganti lakshminarasimha rao: Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)  

Jan 04 Conrad weiss: German writer/poet (heart of words),  

Jan 05 Tina modotti: [maria del carmen], ital/mexican communist,  

Jan 12 Erich r jaensch: German psychologist (eidetiek),  

Jan 18 Kazimierz p tetmajer: Polish writer/poet (young poland),  

Jan 20 Omar bundy: U.s. army general (b. 1861)  

Jan 24 Emile van bosch: Revue/operetta-artist,  

Jan 25 Elias simojoki: Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)  

Jan 31 René "sascha" schickele: German writer (erbe am rhein),  

Feb 01 Philip francis nowlan: Science fiction writer, creator of buck rogers character (b. 1888)  

Feb 04 Nikolai yezhov: Head of soviet nkvd (b. 1895)  

Feb 07 Francis ford: Cricketer (5 tests for engld v australia 1894-95),  

Feb 09 Eugene bleuler: Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1857)  

Feb 11 John buchan: 1st baron tweedsmuir, gov-gen of canada (1935-40),  

Feb 27 Peter behrens: German architect,  

Feb 28 Johan c braakensiek: Dutch political cartoonist,  

Feb 29 Edward frederic benson: Novelist,  

Mar 01 Josef swickard: Actor (lost city, tale of 2 cities),  

Mar 04 Hamlin garland: American novelist (b. 1860)  

Mar 05 Cai yuanpei: Chinese educator (b. 1868)  

Mar 10 Louis de vries: Dutch actor (merchant of venice),  

Mar 15 Alfred marr: Cricketer (test for australia 1885, scored 0 & 5),  

Mar 16 Selma lagerlöf: Swedish writer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1858)  

Mar 19 Gustaaf sap: Belgian minister of economic affairs,  

Mar 20 Alfred ploetz: German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)  

Mar 25 Ion nonna otescu: Composer,  

Mar 26 Spiridon louis: Greek runner, winner of the first modern olympics marathon (b. 1873)  

Mar 27 Michael joseph savage: Prime minister of new zealand (b. 1872)  

Mar 29 Alexander obolensky: Russian prince and famed rugby union footballer who played for england.(b. 1916)  

Apr 06 Andres isasi: Composer,  

Apr 09 Mrs patrick campbell: English actress (outcast lady, riptide),  

Apr 18 Florrie forde: Music hall artist,  

Apr 26 Carl bosch: German chemist (basf, ig farben, nobel 1931),  

May 07 George lansbury: Labour party leader (b. 1859)  

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Jan 02 S. r. s. varadhan: Indian-american mathematician  

Jan 03 Thelma schoonmaker: Actress/editor (casino, cape fear, good fellas)  

Jan 04 Anthony skooter teague: Texas, actor (how to succeed in business)  

Jan 04 Brian josephson: British physicist (nobel 1973)  

Jan 04 Helmut jahn: German architect  

Jan 04 Gao xingjian: Chinese-born french novelist and dramatist, nobel laureate  

Jan 05 Dany saval: Oakland calif, actress (boeing boeing, moon pilot)  

Jan 05 Michael o'donoghue: American writer