Deaths in the 1940s

Getúlio Vargas Filho

1920–1943 (age 23)

São Paulo

Getúlio Vargas Filho was a young Brazilian who lived from 1920 to 1943 in São Paulo.

Charles Ponzi

1882–1949 (age 67)

Rio de Janeiro

Izidor Kürschner

1885–1941 (age 56)

Rio de Janeiro

Izidor Kürschner was an association football coach who pioneered the development of the sport in Rio de Janeiro.

Ghita Hempel

1899–1948 (age 49)

Pernambuco

Markiyan Shkirpan

1866–1941 (age 75)

Prudentópolis

Markiyan Shkirpan was a priest who dedicated his life to spiritual ministry and pastoral care.

Pedro de Alcantara, Prince of Grão-Pará

1875–1940 (age 65)

Cathedral of Petrópolis

Demócrito Rocha

1888–1943 (age 55)

Cemitério São João Batista

Demócrito Rocha was a dentist who dedicated his career to advancing dental care in his community.

José Gentil Alves de Carvalho

1867–1941 (age 74)

Cemitério São João Batista

Augusto Tasso Fragoso

1867–1945 (age 78)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Augusto Tasso Fragoso was a military officer who served with distinction in Brazil's armed forces.

Benjamin Franklin de Araujo Lima

1885–1948 (age 63)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Astolfo Vieira de Rezende

1870–1946 (age 76)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Astolfo Vieira de Rezende was a writer who contributed significantly to Brazilian literature.

Maria Caroline de Orleans e Bragança

1946–1946 (age 0)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Mário de Andrade

1893–1945 (age 52)

Consolação Cemetery

Mário de Andrade was a pioneering photographer and key figure in Brazilian modernism.

Monteiro Lobato

1882–1948 (age 66)

Consolação Cemetery

Armando de Sales Oliveira

1887–1945 (age 58)

Consolação Cemetery

Armando de Sales Oliveira was an engineer who contributed to Brazil's industrial development.

Roberto Simonsen

1889–1948 (age 59)

Consolação Cemetery

José de Alcântara Machado

1875–1941 (age 66)

Consolação Cemetery

José de Alcântara Machado was a writer whose works enriched Brazilian literature.

Paulo Prado

1869–1943 (age 74)

Consolação Cemetery

Armando Álvares Penteado

1884–1947 (age 63)

Consolação Cemetery

Armando Álvares Penteado was a notable figure in Brazilian society and culture.

Arthur Rudge da Silva Ramos

1875–1941 (age 66)

Consolação Cemetery

Bento de Abreu Sampaio Vidal

1872–1948 (age 76)

Consolação Cemetery

Bento de Abreu Sampaio Vidal was a politician dedicated to public service and civic engagement.

Vito Cucé

1871–1940 (age 69)

Consolação Cemetery

Marie Rennotte

1852–1942 (age 90)

Protestant Cemetery, São Paulo

Marie Rennotte was a teacher who dedicated her life to education and student development.

Curt Nimuendajú

1883–1945 (age 62)

Cemitério do Redemptor

Estevão de Mendonça

1869–1949 (age 80)

Cemitério da Piedade

Estevão de Mendonça was a Brazilian historian whose scholarly contributions enriched the nation's historical record.

Liu Shangqing

1868–1947 (age 79)

Beijing

Chen Gongbo

1892–1946 (age 54)

Shanghai

Chen Gongbo was a Chinese politician whose career spanned the Republican era and the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Fei Gong

1905–1945 (age 40)

Shanghai

Bill O'Hara

1879–1941 (age 62)

Shanghai

Bill O'Hara was an Australian rules football player who was active in Shanghai's sporting community during the early twe...

Hoja-Niyaz

1889–1941 (age 52)

Ürümqi

Huang Baitao

1900–1948 (age 48)

Nanjing

Huang Baitao was a Chinese military officer whose career spanned the warlord period through the late Republican era.

Yuan Guoping

1906–1941 (age 35)

Nanjing

Zhou Zikun

1901–1941 (age 40)

Nanjing

Zhou Zikun was a Chinese military officer who died in service during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Wen Yiduo

1899–1946 (age 47)

Dian Lake

Meletius

1868–1946 (age 78)

Church of the Annunciation, Harbin

Meletius was an Orthodox archimandrite whose spiritual leadership served Russian and Orthodox Christian communities in H...

Dai Anlan

1904–1942 (age 38)

Wuhu

Ehmetjan Qasim

1914–1949 (age 35)

Yining

Ehmetjan Qasim was a Uyghur politician whose leadership in Yining reflected the political complexities of mid-twentieth-...

Eugene Chen

1878–1944 (age 66)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Huang Siu-Ming

1909–1947 (age 38)

Meixian District

Huang Siu-Ming was a Chinese professor whose academic work contributed to intellectual life during the Republican era.

Maurice Tornay

1910–1949 (age 39)

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Yerkalo

Merton Beckwith-Smith

1890–1942 (age 52)

Sai Wan War Cemetery

Merton Beckwith-Smith was a military personnel who served during the early twentieth century.

John K. Lawson

1887–1941 (age 54)

Sai Wan War Cemetery

Charles Arthur Wagner

1916–1943 (age 27)

Sai Wan War Cemetery

Charles Arthur Wagner was a military personnel who served during World War II.

Johannes Gerardus van Raam

1892–1945 (age 53)

Sai Wan War Cemetery

Lucas Fledderus Elzenga

1893–1944 (age 51)

Sai Wan War Cemetery

Lucas Fledderus Elzenga was a military officer who served during World War II.

Georg Weig

1883–1941 (age 58)

St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao

Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet

1873–1944 (age 71)

Zhalan Cemetery

Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet, was a distinguished historian specializing in Chinese history.

Joe Hughes

1925–1946 (age 21)

Hong Kong Cemetery

Cai Yuanpei

1868–1940 (age 72)

Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery

Cai Yuanpei was a prominent Chinese politician and intellectual reformer.

Douglas Ford

1918–1943 (age 25)

Stanley Military Cemetery