1940
Tony D'Arcy, Irish Republican died while on hunger strike (born 1908)
Tony D'Arcy, Irish Republican died while on hunger strike (born 1908)
deaths
2823 events
1940
Jack McNeela, Irish Republican Army, died on hunger strike
Jack McNeela, Irish Republican Army, died on hunger strike
1940
Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1882)
Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1882)
1940
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861)
1939
Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909)
Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909)
1939
Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (born 1865)
Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (born 1865)
1938
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (born 1870)
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (born 1870)
1938
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (born 1873)
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (born 1873)
1938
Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
1938
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881)
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881)
1938
James Weldon Johnson, American poet, lawyer and politician (born 1871)
James Weldon Johnson, American poet, lawyer and politician (born 1871)
1938
Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1881)
Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1881)
1938
Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (born 1870)
Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (born 1870)
1938
Arthur Barclay, 15th president of Liberia (born 1854)
Arthur Barclay, 15th president of Liberia (born 1854)
1938
Owen Wister, American lawyer and author (born 1860)
Owen Wister, American lawyer and author (born 1860)
1938
Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
1937
Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, third Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (born 1870)
Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, third Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (born 1870)
1937
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
1937
Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, third Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (born 1870)
Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, third Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (born 1870)