Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1940

Nov 28 In the year 1940 death of nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist  

Nov 30 Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Dec 05 In the year 1940 jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60  

Dec 06 In the year 1940 charlie Hime, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1895), dies  

Dec 08 On this day in history death of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican Bishop and theologian (b. 1861)  

Dec 09 In the year 1940 maletti, Italian general, dies in battle  

Dec 13 Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies in the year 1940.  

Dec 16 In the year 1940 m Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies  

Dec 17 On this day in history death of alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (b. 1860)  

Dec 21 F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 in the year 1940.  

Dec 22 In the year 1940 nathanael West, [Weinstein], US writer (Cool Million), dies at 37  

Dec 25 Agnes Ayres, actress (Johnny Belinda, Sheik), dies at 42 in the year 1940.  

Dec 30 On this day in history fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79  

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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 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 in the year 1940.  

Jan 04 In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect  

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

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

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