Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1940

Aug 18 Walter p. chrysler: American automobile executive (b. 1875)  

Aug 21 Leon trotsky: Russian revolutionary, icepicked by frank jackson at 62  

Aug 22 Sir oliver joseph lodge: English physicist (b. 1851)  

Aug 24 Paul g nipkow: German tv pioneer (nipkow disk),  

Aug 29 Arthur de greef: Composer,  

Aug 30 J.j. thomson: English physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1856)  

Aug 31 Johanna "annie" bakker: Revue-artists/singer/actress,  

Sep 03 Otto v ekelund: Swedish poet/writer (hafvets stjorna),  

Sep 07 Edmund rumpler: Austria auto/airplane builder,  

Sep 15 Dick ket: Painter/cartoonist,  

Sep 26 Walter benjamin: Writer,  

Sep 27 Walter benjamin: German/french literature critic/writer,  

Sep 30 Walter kollo: Composer,  

Oct 05 Silvestre revueltas: Mexican composer: cuauhnahuac/planos,  

Oct 06 Ferdinando liuzzi: Composer,  

Oct 08 Robert emden: Swiss geo/astro physics (gaskugeln),  

Oct 09 Wilfred grenfell: English medical missionary to newfoundland and labrador (b. 1865).  

Oct 10 Berton churchill: Canadian actor (b. 1876)  

Oct 11 Lluís companys: President of generalitat of catalonia (shot) (b. 1882)  

Oct 12 Tom mix: Us actor (texan, hidden gold),  

Oct 18 Suze groeneweg: 1st woman in dutch 2nd chamber (1918-37),  

Oct 20 Gunnar asplund: Swedish architect (b. 1885)  

Oct 21 William g. conley: Governor of west virginia (b. 1866)  

Oct 24 Victor hollaender: Composer,  

Oct 27 Fini valdemar henriques: Composer,  

Oct 28 Andrea d' angeli: Composer,  

Nov 04 Manuel azaña y diez: Spanish pm (1932..4)/pres (1936-39),  

Nov 09 Stephen peter alencastre: Portuguese catholic prelate (b. 1876)  

Nov 10 Arthur neville chamberlain: British premier (1937-40),  

Nov 12 Alejandro garcia caturla: Composer,  

Nov 17 Eric gill: British sculptor (b. 1882)  

Nov 21 Geoffrey legge: Cricketer (wwii 196 eng v nz auckland 1930),  

Nov 22 Waclaw berent: Polish novelist,  

Nov 23 Catherina van rennes: Composer,  

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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