Famous Deaths In 1940

Nov 28 Nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist died in the year 1940.  

Nov 30 In the year 1940 fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78  

Dec 05 Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1940.  

Dec 06 Charlie Hime, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1895), dies in the year 1940.  

Dec 08 In the year 1940 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 M Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies in the year 1940.  

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

Dec 30 Fritz Volbach, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1940 birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician  

Jan 03 In the year 1940 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 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 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 in the year 1940.