Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1940

Aug 18 Walter P. Chrysler, American automobile executive (b. 1875) died in the year 1940.  

Aug 21 Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62 died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 In the year 1940 death of sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, English physicist (b. 1851)  

Aug 24 In the year 1940 paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 31 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history dick Ket, painter/cartoonist, dies at 37  

Sep 26 In the year 1940 walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48  

Sep 27 Walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48 in the year 1940.  

Sep 30 Walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40 in the year 1940.  

Oct 06 Ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Oct 08 Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78 in the year 1940.  

Oct 09 On this day in history death of wilfred Grenfell, English medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador (b. 1865).  

Oct 10 Berton Churchill, Canadian actor (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Oct 11 On this day in history death of lluís 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 In the year 1940 suze Groeneweg, 1st woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber (1918-37), dies at 65  

Oct 20 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 09 On this day in history death of stephen Peter Alencastre, Portuguese Catholic prelate (b. 1876)  

Nov 10 In the year 1940 arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71  

Nov 12 In the year 1940 alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34  

Nov 17 Eric Gill, British sculptor (b. 1882) died on this day in history.  

Nov 21 On this day in history geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies  

Nov 22 Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67 in the year 1940.  

Nov 23 Catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born in the year 1940.  

Jan 04 Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born in the year 1940.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)  

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate  

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.