Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1940

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

• July 2 Ben[jamin] Turpin

  Us comic (saps at sea, his new job).

• July 2 Bertram Shapleigh

  Composer dies at 69

• July 10 Donald Francis Tovey

  English composer / musicologist, dies at 64

• July 15 Robert Wadlow

  Robert Wadlow was an extraordinary American who held the world record for tallest person in history, suffering from hyperplasia of the pituitary gland that caused unprecedented growth. He reached a height of 8 feet 11 inches and weighed 491 pounds, becoming a medical marvel and global sensation.

• July 15 Eugen Bleuler

  Swiss psychiatrist and physician (b. 1857)

• July 15 Donald Calthrop

  English actor (d. 40)

• July 19 Samuel H Chang

  American newspaper magnate, killed in shanghai, china.

• July 20 Y G Van de Peat

  Dutch director of employment commits suicide

• July 22 Albert Young

  American promoter and boxer (d. 1940).

• July 22 George Fuller

  Australian politician, 22nd premier of new south wales (b. 1861)

• July 28 Johann Richard Ohlsson

  Composer dies at 66

• July 31 Udham Singh

  Indian field hockey player who won gold medals in the 1952, 1956, and 1964 Olympic Games.

• July 31 Whitney Krakower

  Us gangster, murderrd by "bugsy" siegel