Famous Deaths In 1940

Aug 18 On this day in history death of walter P. Chrysler, American automobile executive (b. 1875)

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

Aug 22 Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, English physicist (b. 1851) died in the year 1940.

Aug 24 On this day in history paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80

Aug 29 Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1940.

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 in the year 1940.

Sep 03 In the year 1940 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 In the year 1940 walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48

Sep 27 Walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.

Sep 30 On this day in history walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62

Oct 05 On this day in history silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40

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 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1940.

Oct 11 In the year 1940 death of lluís Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882)

Oct 12 Tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60 in the year 1940.

Oct 18 In the year 1940 suze Groeneweg, 1st woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber (1918-37), dies at 65

Oct 20 On this day in history death of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885)

Oct 21 In the year 1940 death of william G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)

Oct 24 Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1940.

Oct 27 Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1940.

Oct 28 Andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1940.

Nov 04 In the year 1940 manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60

Nov 09 In the year 1940 death of stephen Peter Alencastre, Portuguese Catholic prelate (b. 1876)

Nov 10 Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71 on this day in history.

Nov 12 On this day in history alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34

Nov 17 On this day in history death of eric Gill, British sculptor (b. 1882)

Nov 21 Geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies on this day in history.

Nov 22 In the year 1940 waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67

Nov 23 Catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1940.

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Jan 02 S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born in the year 1940.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)

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

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of helmut Jahn, German architect

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

Jan 05 Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born in the year 1940.

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