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In the year 1940
1,267 Notable birthdays
Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy
Savoyard royal and historian.
Born February 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Naples.
Johnnie Keyes
American boxer and pornographic actor (1940-2018).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Seattle (cerebrovascular disease).
Fabrizio De André
Italian singer-songwriter (1940-1999).
Born February 18th, 1940 in Genoa.
Died January 11th, 1999 at 58 years old in Milan (lung cancer).
Gary Kurtz
American film producer (1940-2018).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
Iranian singer and musician.
Born September 23rd, 1940 in Mashhad.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney cancer). [ref]
Chips Keswick
British businessman.
Born February 2nd, 1940 in London.
Died April 17th, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]
Edmund White
American novelist and lgbt essayist (1940–2025).
Born January 13th, 1940 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2025 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jimmy Ellis
American boxer (1940–2014).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Louisville.
Died May 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Louisville (dementia).
Mickey Newbury
American recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born May 19th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2002 at 62 years old in Springfield (pulmonary fibrosis).
Tony Sheridan
British recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician.
Born May 21st, 1940 in Norwich. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2013 at 72 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Tony Bill
American actor, producer and director.
Born August 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in San Diego.
Lothar de Maizière
German politician and the last prime minister of the gdr (born 1940).
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mexican actor (1940–2011).
Born April 6th, 1940 in Mexico City.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 71 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Connie Mack III
American politician from florida.
Born October 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Philadelphia.
Arlie Russell Hochschild
American sociologist (1940-).
Born January 15th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Boston.
Rajendra K. Pachauri
Indian academic (1940-2020).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Nainital.
Died February 13th, 2020 at 79 years old in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (heart disease). [ref]
Farooq Leghari
Pakistani politician (1940-2010).
Born May 29th, 1940 in Choti Zareen.
Died October 20th, 2010 at 70 years old in Rawalpindi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Patricia Schroeder
American politician.
Born July 30th, 1940 in Portland.
Died March 13th, 2023 at 82 years old in Celebration. [ref]
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