List of Famous people who died in 1940

1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

William Philips

First Name William

Last Name Philips

Died on June 2, 1940

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William Seymour

First Name William

Last Name Seymour

Born on November 28, 1878

Died on July 12, 1940 (aged 61)

Brigadier-General William Walter Seymour, was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as General Officer Commanding the 42nd Infantry Division during the First World War.

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Gwendolen Edwardes

First Name Gwendolen

Born on July 7, 1869

Died on September 6, 1940 (aged 71)

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Evelyn Boscawen

First Name Evelyn

Last Name Boscawen

Born on August 25, 1916

Died on May 21, 1940 (aged 23)

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William Reginald James Alston-Roberts-West

First Name William

Last Name Alston-Roberts-West

Born on September 5, 1900

Died on May 21, 1940 (aged 39)

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Cecil George Herbert Alers-Hankey

First Name Cecil

Last Name Alers-Hankey

Born on March 23, 1874

Died on August 28, 1940 (aged 66)

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Henry Mills

First Name Henry

Last Name Mills

Born on April 7, 1886

Died on April 2, 1940 (aged 53)

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Gunnar Höckert

First Name Gunnar

Born on February 12, 1910

Died on February 11, 1940 (aged 29)

Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Height 178 cm | 5'10

Gunnar Mikael Höckert was a Finnish runner, winner of the 5000 m race at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Georg von Arco

First Name Georg

Last Name Arco

Born on August 30, 1869

Died on May 5, 1940 (aged 70)

Born in Poland, Silesian Voivodeship

Georg Wilhelm Alexander Hans Graf von Arco was a German physicist, radio pioneer, and one of the joint founders of the "Society for Wireless Telegraphy" which became the Telefunken company. He was an engineer and the technical director of Telefunken. He was crucial in the development of wireless technology in Europe.

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Bernard Warburton-Lee

First Name Bernard

Last Name Warburton-Lee

Born on September 13, 1895

Died on April 10, 1940 (aged 44)

Born in United Kingdom, Wales

Captain Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee VC was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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