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Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1940

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1940. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Charles Richman
    Dec. 1 Charles Richman
  • Jan Kubelík
    Dec. 5 Jan Kubelík

    Czech composer and violinist (d. 1940).

  • Cecil Forsyth
    Dec. 7 Cecil Forsyth
  • Aldo Pellegrini
    Dec. 7 Aldo Pellegrini
  • Pietro Pintor
    Dec. 7 Pietro Pintor
  • Paul Ferdinand Schilder
    Dec. 7 Paul Ferdinand Schilder
  • Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
    Dec. 9 Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
  • Anton Korošec
    Dec. 14 Anton Korošec

    Slovenian priest and politician, 10th prime minister of yugoslavia (b. 1872).

  • Eugène Dubois
    Dec. 16 Eugène Dubois

    Dutch paleoanthropologist (b. 1858).

  • Alicia Boole Stott
    Dec. 17 Alicia Boole Stott

    Alicia Boole Stott was a British mathematician known for her work in geometry and four-dimensional space.

  • Kyösti Kallio
    Dec. 19 Kyösti Kallio

    Finnish politician, the 4th president of finland (b. 1873).

  • Francesco Coletti
    Dec. 19 Francesco Coletti
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Dec. 21 F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Renowned American author known for 'The Great Gatsby'.

  • Nathanael West
    Dec. 22 Nathanael West

    Influential American novelist known for his dark, satirical works that critiqued American society, particularly in Hollywood.

  • Harry McRae Webster
    Dec. 24 Harry McRae Webster
  • Giorgio Emo di Capodilista
    Dec. 24 Giorgio Emo di Capodilista
  • Corrado Benini
    Dec. 24 Corrado Benini
  • Agnes Ayres
    Dec. 25 Agnes Ayres

    Agnes Ayres was an American silent film actress best known for her role opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1921 classic 'The Sheik.' She enjoyed major stardom during the silent era but saw her career decline with the advent of sound films. [bio]

  • Carlo Besta
    Dec. 26 Carlo Besta
  • Daniel Frohman
    Dec. 26 Daniel Frohman
  • Louis Hayet
    Dec. 27 Louis Hayet
  • Stephen Birch
    Dec. 29 Stephen Birch

    American businessman (b. 1873).

  • Claudius Regaud
    Dec. 29 Claudius Regaud
  • Childe Wills
    Dec. 30 Childe Wills

    Henry ford was an early associate, contributing to the design of model t (born in 1878), and one of the first employees at ford motor...

  • Gjergj Fishta
    Dec. 30 Gjergj Fishta
  • Francesco Confalonieri
    Dec. 30 Francesco Confalonieri