Deaths in the 1940s

Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn

1881–1943 (age 62)

Stanley Military Cemetery

Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn was a banker and business leader.

Carlos Henrique Basto

1890–1944 (age 54)

Stanley Military Cemetery

Rodérick Egal

1892–1947 (age 55)

Stanley Military Cemetery

Rodérick Egal was a merchant engaged in commercial enterprises.

Chen Duxiu

1879–1942 (age 63)

tomb of Chen Duxiu

Song Zheyuan

1885–1940 (age 55)

Fule Mountain

Song Zheyuan was a military personnel who served during early twentieth-century China.

Feng Yuxiang

1882–1948 (age 66)

tomb of Feng Yuxiang

Xie Jinyuan

1905–1941 (age 36)

Mausoleum of Soong Ching Ling

Xie Jinyuan was a military officer who served with distinction during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Dwarkanath Kotnis

1910–1942 (age 32)

North China Military Martyrs Cemetery

Yang Jingyu

1905–1940 (age 35)

Yang Jingyu Memorial Park

Yang Jingyu was a partisan leader who led resistance against Japanese occupation in Manchuria.

Ma Benzhai

1901–1944 (age 43)

North China Military Martyrs Cemetery

Che Yaoxian

1894–1946 (age 52)

Geleshan Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery

Political activist who contributed to early 20th-century revolutionary movements in China.

Yun Dong-ju

1917–1945 (age 28)

Hechengli

Tao Xingzhi

1891–1946 (age 55)

Tomb of Tao Xingzhi

Influential writer whose literary works shaped early-to-mid 20th-century Chinese intellectual discourse.

Xiang Ying

1895–1941 (age 46)

Three Martyrs' Tomb of the New Fourth Army Incident

Cui Yiping

1915–1942 (age 27)

Dongping Martyrs' Cemetery

Partisan fighter who dedicated his life to resistance and liberation efforts in China.

Wang Shaoqi

1912–1944 (age 32)

Panshan Martyrs' Cemetery

Zeng Lanyou

1943–1943 (age 0)

Geleshan

Individual whose life spanned the mid-20th century in China.

Jin Kwang Hwa

1911–1942 (age 31)

Jinjiluyu Martyr Cemetery

Elena Jordi

1882–1945 (age 63)

Barcelona

Ascensión Nicol y Goñi

1868–1940 (age 72)

Navarre

Navarrese nun whose religious life exemplified devotion and spiritual service.

José Moreno Carbonero

1860–1942 (age 82)

Málaga

Joan Peiró

1887–1942 (age 55)

Vilassar de Mar

Catalan writer whose literary contributions enriched the cultural heritage of early 20th-century Catalonia.

Felix Arnošt Heller

1924–1943 (age 19)

Bay of Biscay

Felix Arnošt Heller was a Czech individual born in Slaný in 1924 who died in 1943 and was buried in the Bay of Biscay,...

Gaietà Cornet i Palau

1878–1945 (age 67)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan engineer whose technical innovations contributed to regional modernization and development.

Joaquim Pena i Costa

1873–1944 (age 71)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Alfonso Albéniz

1885–1941 (age 56)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Spanish diplomat whose international service advanced Spain's diplomatic interests during the early 20th century.

Rosa Viñals Lladós

1883–1944 (age 61)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Maria Llaveries i Viladomiu

1912–1949 (age 37)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan teacher whose educational dedication fostered intellectual growth in mid-20th-century Catalonia.

Gabriel Borrás y Abella

1875–1943 (age 68)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Candelaria Medina

1946–1946 (age 0)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Spanish actor whose performances enriched the theatrical traditions of mid-20th-century Spain.

Francesc Cambó

1876–1947 (age 71)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Josep Maria Jujol

1879–1949 (age 70)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan architect whose innovative modernist designs profoundly shaped Catalonia's architectural heritage.

Lluís Millet

1867–1941 (age 74)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Manolo Hugué

1872–1945 (age 73)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Spanish photographer whose visual artistry documented and enriched early 20th-century Spanish culture.

Federico Beltran Masses

1885–1949 (age 64)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Antonio Escobar Huertas

1879–1940 (age 61)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Spanish military personnel who served during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Buenaventura Bassegoda y Amigó

1862–1940 (age 78)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer

1862–1943 (age 81)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan painter whose artistic works contributed to Spanish cultural heritage.

Adrià Gual

1872–1943 (age 71)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Carme Karr Alfonsetti

1865–1943 (age 78)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan writer whose literary works contributed to Spanish cultural and intellectual traditions.

Luis Bayón

1894–1945 (age 51)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols

1872–1949 (age 77)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan politician and social advocate who worked for civic advancement in early twentieth-century Spain.

Buenaventura Canizares del Rey

1872–1940 (age 68)

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Benigno Fraga Pita

1892–1949 (age 57)

Ferrol

Spanish gunsmith whose technical expertise contributed to Ferrol's industrial heritage.

Eduardo Toda y Güell

1855–1941 (age 86)

Poblet Monastery

Antonia Torre Yela

1922–1940 (age 18)

La Almudena Cemetery

Spanish resistance fighter whose courage exemplified the spirit of those who opposed tyranny.

Daniel Marín Toyos

1890–1948 (age 58)

La Almudena Cemetery

Julia Lázaro

1916–1940 (age 24)

La Almudena Cemetery

Spanish tailor whose skilled craftsmanship served her community.

José Cazorla

1906–1940 (age 34)

La Almudena Cemetery

Francisco Cruz Salido

1898–1940 (age 42)

La Almudena Cemetery

Spanish journalist whose work contributed to Spanish public discourse and the press.