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Hugh Denison
1865–1940
politician, industrialist, newspaper proprietor
Official cause
cancer
Ivan Linow
1888–1940
actor, professional wrestler
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Hideo Oguma
1901–1940
poet, novelist
Official cause
tuberculosis
Martin Doyle
1891–1940
military personnel
Official cause
poliomyelitis
Adrienne Morrison
1883–1940
actor, stage actor, television actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Willi Münzenberg
1889–1940
film producer, politician, publisher
Official cause
hanging to death
Hans Vollenweider
1908–1940
murderer
Official cause
decapitation by guillotine
George Davis
1870–1940
baseball player
Official cause
infectious disease
Edith Mary Hinchley
1870–1940
painter
Official cause
the Blitz
Lluís Companys
1882–1940
politician, lawyer, trade unionist
Official cause
gunshot wound
Georges Léonnec
1881–1940
illustrator
Official cause
cancer
Helen de Guerry Simpson
1897–1940
novelist, poet, playwright
Official cause
cancer
Ruth Harriet Louise
1903–1940
photographer
Official cause
puerperal disorders
Tom Mix
1880–1940
actor, film actor, screenwriter
Official cause
traffic collision
Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben
1883–1940
military officer, military personnel
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Berton Churchill
1876–1940
actor, stage actor, film actor
Official cause
urinary system disease
Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington
1896–1940
politician
Official cause
pneumonia
Glenn Frank
1887–1940
journalist
Official cause
traffic collision
Georgia Coleman
1912–1940
competitive diver
Official cause
pneumonia
Ameen Rihani
1876–1940
poet, novelist, writer
Official cause
traffic collision
Myron Mathisson
1897–1940
mathematician, physicist
Official cause
tuberculosis
Manuel Musto
1893–1940
painter
Official cause
skin cancer
Issy Smith
1890–1940
military personnel, politician
Official cause
thrombosis
Percy Abbott
1869–1940
politician, soldier, solicitor
Official cause
bronchitis