Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1940

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

• Sept. 1 Lillian Wald

  Lillian Wald was an American nurse and social reformer who founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City and pioneered the concept of public health nursing.

• Sept. 4 George William de Carteret

  French-english journalist and author (b. 1869)

• Sept. 6 Thomas Harte (Irish republican)

  Executed prisoner (b. 1915)

• Sept. 6 Patrick McGrath (Irish Republican)

  Executed prisoner (b. 1894)

• Sept. 7 José Félix Estigarribia

  Paraguayan soldier and politician, president of paraguay (b. 1888)

• Sept. 7 Edmund Rumpler

  Austrian auto/plane builder

• Sept. 8 Hemmo Kallio

  Finnish actor (b. 1863)

• Sept. 15 William B. Bankhead

  American lawyer and politician, 47th speaker of the united states house of representatives (b. 1874)

• Sept. 16 Charles Cochrane-Baillie

  2nd baron lamington, english-scottish politician, 8th governor of queensland (b. 1860)

• Sept. 23 Hale Holden

  American businessman (b. 1869)

• Sept. 27 Julius Wagner-Jauregg

  MED - Austrian physician and neuroscientist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1857)

• Sept. 27 Walter Benjamin

  German philosopher, essayist, translator, social critic, translator and radio broadcaster. benjamin, who combined elements of german romanticism or german idealism, historical materialism, and jewish mysticism made significant contributions to western marxism and aesthetic theory. he is also associated with the frankfurt school.

• Sept. 30 Walter Kollo

  German composer and conductor (d. 40)