Who died in 1940s?

Who died in 1940s?

Famous People Who Died in 1940

• Fitzgerald, F. Scott.
• Garvey, Marcus. Founder of the “back to Africa” movement.
• Goldman, Emma. The anarchist-feminist who founded ‘Mother Earth’ monthly.
• Klee, Paul. Post-impressionist Swiss painter of The Twittering Machine.
• McCoy, Kid.
• Mix, Tom.
• Trotsky, Leon.
• Wadlow, Robert.

What musicians died in 1940?

Jul 10 Donald Francis Tovey, English musicologist/composer, dies at 64.

Jul 28 Richard Ohlsson, Swedish composer, dies at 66.

Aug 8 Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, dies at 48.

Aug 11 Alfred Zamara Austrian harpist, composer, and teacher, dies at 77.

Who were popular celebrities in the 1940s?

Famous 1940s actors, such as Jimmy Stewart and Liz Taylor, lit up the silver screen throughout the decade….37 Famous Movie Stars of the 1940s

• John Wayne.
• Ingrid Bergman.
• Cary Grant.
• Katharine Hepburn.
• Clark Gable.
• James Stewart.
• Humphrey Bogart.
• William Holden.

How many people died in the 1940’s?

An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the 2.3 billion (est.) people on Earth in 1940.

Who died in 1950?

List of deaths in rock and roll (1950s)

Name	Age	Date
Bertha Hill	45	May 7, 1950
Papa Charlie McCoy Harlem Hamfats	41	July 26, 1950
Al Jolson	64	October 23, 1950
Cecil Gant	37	February 4, 1951

Who died in the 1920s?

Famous People Who Died In 1920

• 1 Srinivasa Ramanujan. 346 55. Listed In: Scientists.
• 2 Max Weber. 18 3. Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics.
• 3 Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 32 5. Listed In: Leaders.
• 4 Amedeo Modigliani. 13 2. Listed In: Artists & Painters.
• 5 Wilhelm Wundt. 14 1.
• 6 Edmund Barton. 151 6.
• 7 Robert Peary. 17 1.
• 8 John Reed. 5 1.

Who were some influential people during the 1940s?

Inventions & Important People of the 1940s

• Mohandas Gandhi: Activist.
• Adolf Hitler: War General.
• Walt Disney: Entrepreneur.
• Jackie Robinson: Baseball Player.
• Frank Sinatra: Musician.
• Albert Einstein: Physicist.

What major world events happened in 1940?

Winston Churchill Becomes British Prime Minister. Battle of Britain.

Four Freedoms. Lend-Lease Act.

“Final Solution” for Jews. U.S. Interns Japanese-Americans.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Casablanca Conference.

D-Day. Battle of the Bulge.

Roosevelt Dies – Harry Truman President.

Nuremberg Trials.

X-1 Breaks Sound Barrier.

Who killed the most people in ww2?

Russia
Countries with the Highest Total Casualties in World War II: Those totals do not include the more than 14 million Soviet soldiers who were wounded during the war. Among the Soviet Union’s 15 republics, Russia withstood the highest number of casualties, with 6,750,000 military deaths and 7,200,000 civilian deaths.

Is ww1 a death?

The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I, was around 40 million. There were 20 million deaths and 21 million wounded. The total number of deaths includes 9.7 million military personnel and about 10 million civilians.

Who died in 1960?

Famous People Who Died In 1960

• 1 Clark Gable. 55 13. Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities.
• 2 Albert Camus. 39 14. Listed In: Writers.
• 3 Zora Neale Hurston. 47 10. Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics.
• 4 Ward Bond. 13 3.
• 5 Feroze Gandhi. 8 3.
• 6 Margaret Sullavan. 18 1.
• 7 Eddie Cochran. 11 2.
• 8 Richard Wright. 17 1.

Who was the most famous person in the 1950s?

10 Hottest Celebrities Of The 1950s

1. John Wayne. Known for his strong, silent style of acting, John Wayne became a household name after starring in multiple Westerns.
2. Brigitte Bardot.
3. Marlon Brando.
4. Marilyn Monroe.
5. Gary Cooper.
6. James Stewart.
7. Grace Kelly.
8. William Holden.