Deaths in the 1940s

William Eustace Cummins

1874–1948 (age 74)

Lower Circular Road cemetery

Preston Michael deSilva

1949–1949 (age 0)

Lower Circular Road cemetery

Preston Michael deSilva was born in 1949.

William Glidden Henderson

1898–1945 (age 47)

Lower Circular Road cemetery

Helen Anna Johnstone

1881–1948 (age 67)

Lower Circular Road cemetery

Helen Anna Johnstone lived from 1881 to 1948.

Charles John Kenney

d. 1943

Lower Circular Road cemetery

John Millar Kerr

1900–1943 (age 43)

Lower Circular Road cemetery

John Millar Kerr lived from 1900 to 1943.

Irene Kunning

d. 1948

Lower Circular Road cemetery

Raymond Lucien Lajeunesse

1924–1944 (age 20)

Lower Circular Road cemetery

Ada Hildegarde Lee

1856–1948 (age 92)

Lower Circular Road cemetery

Saral Chandra Sen

1875–1943 (age 68)

Brahmo Cemetery, Nabodebalay

Monica Mahalanabis

1877–1947 (age 70)

Brahmo Cemetery, Nabodebalay

Zulekha Begum

d. 1943

Nakhoda Muslim Burial Ground

Alwyn Clarie Ferron

1895–1948 (age 53)

Sacred Heart Cemetery

John Matthew Ferron

d. 1945

Sacred Heart Cemetery

Henry James Russell

1882–1940 (age 58)

Sacred Heart Cemetery

James Alexander

1916–1943 (age 27)

Bhowanipore Cemetery

Morgan George Crofton

1907–1947 (age 40)

Bhowanipore Cemetery

Edward Hugh Caufield

1876–1942 (age 66)

Tollygunge Cemetery

Eleanor Alphonsine Jane Lindeman

1868–1943 (age 75)

Tollygunge Cemetery

Robert William Horsburgh Peebles

1917–1944 (age 27)

Gauhati War Cemetery

María Michelsen de López

1890–1949 (age 59)

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Miguel Abadía Méndez

1867–1947 (age 80)

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Miguel Abadía Méndez was a Colombian president and writer.

Alfonso Villegas Restrepo

1884–1945 (age 61)

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

José Camacho Carreño

1903–1940 (age 37)

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

José Camacho Carreño was a Colombian writer of the early 20th century.

Julio Caro

1880–1947 (age 67)

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Margarita Villaquirá

1861–1942 (age 81)

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Margarita Villaquirá was a Colombian politician and public figure.

Tomás Rueda Vargas

1879–1943 (age 64)

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Rufino Blanco Fombona

1874–1944 (age 70)

National Pantheon

Rufino Blanco Fombona was a Venezuelan writer and intellectual whose essays and literary works addressed social and poli...

Óscar R. Benavides

1876–1945 (age 69)

Presbítero Matias Maestro

José Pardo y Barreda

1864–1947 (age 83)

Presbítero Matias Maestro

Alejandro Villanueva

1908–1944 (age 36)

Presbítero Matias Maestro

José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma

1885–1944 (age 59)

Presbítero Matias Maestro

Clemente Revilla

1873–1944 (age 71)

Presbítero Matias Maestro

Sarita Colonia

1914–1940 (age 26)

Cementerio Baquíjano

Lucas Bridges

1874–1949 (age 75)

Cementerio Británico

Frank Brown

1858–1943 (age 85)

Cementerio Británico

Frank Brown was an accomplished clown whose comedic performances delighted Argentine audiences for decades.

Alfredo Bevilacqua

1874–1942 (age 68)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Enrique Saborido

1877–1941 (age 64)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Enrique Saborido was a respected Argentine composer whose works contributed to the nation's rich musical heritage.

El Cachafaz

1885–1942 (age 57)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Celedonio Flores

1896–1947 (age 51)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Celedonio Flores was a renowned Argentine poet whose lyrical works became classics of tango literature and national cult...

Julio Salvador Sagreras

1879–1942 (age 63)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Torcuato di Tella

1892–1948 (age 56)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Torcuato di Tella was a visionary Argentine entrepreneur whose industrial enterprises profoundly shaped the nation's eco...

Emin Arslan

1868–1943 (age 75)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear

1868–1942 (age 74)

Recoleta Cemetery

Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear was a prominent Argentine lawyer whose legal and political contributions shaped his nation's ...

Agustín Pedro Justo

1876–1943 (age 67)

Recoleta Cemetery

Virginia Vera

1898–1949 (age 51)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Virginia Vera was a talented Argentine actor whose theatrical performances enriched the nation's cultural life in the ea...

Graciano De Leone

1890–1945 (age 55)

La Chacarita Cemetery

José Luis Padula

1893–1945 (age 52)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Argentine composer whose works enriched the nation's musical tradition in the early 20th century.

Hugo Ricardo Baralis

1890–1949 (age 59)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Alfredo Pelaia

1888–1942 (age 54)

La Chacarita Cemetery

Argentine singer whose vocal talents enriched the nation's entertainment and musical traditions.