Famous Deaths In 1940

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

Aug 21 In the year 1940 death of leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62  

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

Aug 24 Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 in the year 1940.  

Aug 29 On this day in history arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77  

Aug 30 In the year 1940 death of j.J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)  

Aug 31 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 in the year 1940.  

Sep 03 Otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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 Walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48 in the year 1940.  

Sep 27 On this day in history walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48  

Sep 30 Walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1940.  

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

Oct 06 Ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1940.  

Oct 08 On this day in history robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78  

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 On this day in history death of lluís Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882)  

Oct 12 On this day in history tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60  

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

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

Oct 21 William G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866) died on this day in history.  

Oct 24 On this day in history victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74  

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

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 in the year 1940.  

Nov 09 Stephen Peter Alencastre, Portuguese Catholic prelate (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1940.  

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

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

Nov 23 In the year 1940 catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1940 birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)  

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

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

Jan 04 Helmut Jahn, German architect was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1940.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)