1940 in History
61 events found for 1940
José Félix Estigarribia, Paraguayan soldier and politician, President of Paraguay (born 1888)
José Félix Estigarribia, Paraguayan soldier and politician, President of Paraguay (born 1888)
Issy Smith, British-Australian soldier and Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1890)
Issy Smith, British-Australian soldier and Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1890)
William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born…
William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born…
Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English-Scottish politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (born 1860)
Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English-Scottish politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (born 1860)
Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (born 1892)
Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (born 1892)
Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (born 1898)
Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (born 1898)
Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (born 1857)
Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (born 1857)
Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (born 1859)
Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (born 1859)
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1889)
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1889)
Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (born 1865)
Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (born 1865)
Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (born 1876)
Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (born 1876)
Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)
Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)
Tom Mix, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)
Tom Mix, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)
Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (born 1882)
Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (born 1882)
Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (born 1885)
Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (born 1885)
William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (born 1866)
William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (born 1866)