Famous Deaths In 1940

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

Aug 21 On this day in history death of leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62  

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 in the year 1940.  

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

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 On this day in history walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48  

Sep 27 In the year 1940 walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48  

Sep 30 In the year 1940 walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62  

Oct 05 In the year 1940 silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40  

Oct 06 In the year 1940 ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55  

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 Lluís Companys, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. 1882) died on this day in history.  

Oct 12 In the year 1940 tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60  

Oct 18 On this day in history suze Groeneweg, 1st woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber (1918-37), dies at 65  

Oct 20 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885) died in the year 1940.  

Oct 21 William G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866) died in the year 1940.  

Oct 24 In the year 1940 victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 27 In the year 1940 fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72  

Oct 28 In the year 1940 andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71  

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

Nov 09 On this day in history 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 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1940.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)  

Jan 04 Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born in the year 1940.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born on this day in history.  

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