Famous Deaths In 1940

May 10 On this day in history euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist, dies at 56  

May 14 Eddy [Charles E] du Platform, writer/poet, dies in the year 1940.  

May 15 Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75 in the year 1940.  

May 20 Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), dies on this day in history.  

May 23 Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies on this day in history.  

May 25 In the year 1940 death of joe De Grasse, American film director (b. 1873)  

May 28 Randle Ayrton, actor (Manx Man), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 30 In the year 1940 y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104  

Jun 02 In the year 1940 willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies  

Jun 06 E E Clive, actor (Bulldog Drummond, Night Muss Fall), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 07 On this day in history james Hall, writer/actor (Millie, Hell's Angels), dies at 39  

Jun 08 On this day in history frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69  

Jun 16 Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies in the year 1940.  

Jun 19 Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1940.  

Jun 20 Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.  

Jun 21 In the year 1940 edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist, dies  

Jun 22 M A Noble, cricketer (giant of NSW/Australian cricket), dies in the year 1940.  

Jun 28 Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya, dies at 44 in the year 1940.  

Jun 29 Paul Klee, Swiss/German painter/tutor (Modern Art), dies at 60 in the year 1940.  

Jul 02 On this day in history ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies  

Jul 03 On this day in history george Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies  

Jul 10 Donald Francis Tovey, English musicologist/composer, dies at 64 in the year 1940.  

Jul 14 Bill Howell, cricketer (18 Tests for Aust 1898-1905), dies in the year 1940.  

Jul 15 On this day in history donald Calthrop, dies at 52  

Jul 19 Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai died on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1940 death of y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide  

Jul 28 Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1940.  

Jul 31 In the year 1940 death of whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide  

Aug 04 On this day in history vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies  

Aug 05 In the year 1940 frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75  

Aug 08 Johnny Dodds, American musician (b. 1892) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 On this day in history george C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75  

Aug 16 Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician  

Jan 03 Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1940 birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)  

Jan 04 Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Helmut Jahn, German architect was born in the year 1940.  

Jan 04 Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1940 birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)  

Jan 05 Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born in the year 1940.