Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1940

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 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

• Jan. 1 Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao

  Indian author and educator (b. 1865).

• Jan. 1 Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan
• Jan. 2 Ben Chimberoff
• Jan. 4 Manuel González García
• Jan. 4 Umberto Monterin
• Jan. 4 Flora Finch
• Jan. 4 Konrad Weiß
• Jan. 7 Angelo Passerini
• Jan. 9 Paolo Baratta
• Jan. 12 Ralph Hitz

  Austrian-american hotelier (b. 1891).

• Jan. 12 Edward Smith

  English lieutenant, victoria cross recipient (b. 1898).

• Jan. 18 Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer

  Polish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1865).

• Jan. 20 Omar Bundy

  General of the american army (born in 1861).

• Jan. 21 Einar Benediktsson
• Jan. 21 Otis Harlan
• Jan. 25 Célestin Bouglé
• Jan. 25 Léon Frédéric
• Jan. 25 Ernesto Pascal
• Jan. 27 Isaac Babel

  Isaac Babel was a Russian short story writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator, known for his lyrical style and depictions of...

• Jan. 27 Isaak Ėmmanuilovič Babel'
• Jan. 28 Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev
• Jan. 28 Alessandro Lattes
• Jan. 28 Antonino Callari
• Jan. 29 Edward Harkness

  American philanthropist (b. 1874).

• Jan. 29 Adam Zamenhof
• Jan. 29 Pietro d'Orléans-Braganza
• Jan. 29 Nedo Nadi
• Jan. 31 George Latimer Bates
• Jan. 31 Gunnar Dahl