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 In the year 1940 fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78  

Dec 05 Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history maletti, Italian general, dies in battle  

Dec 13 On this day in history dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies  

Dec 16 On this day in history m Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies  

Dec 17 Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician (b. 1860) died in the year 1940.  

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

Dec 22 On this day in history nathanael West, [Weinstein], US writer (Cool Million), dies at 37  

Dec 25 On this day in history agnes Ayres, actress (Johnny Belinda, Sheik), dies at 42  

Dec 30 In the year 1940 fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1940 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 On this day in history birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)  

Jan 05 Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.