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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
Norman Spinrad
American science fiction writer and critic (born 1940).
Born September 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in The Bronx.
Nuala O'Faolain
Irish writer (1940–2008).
Born March 1st, 1940 in Dublin.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 68 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Christoph Blocher
Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the swiss federal council.
Born October 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Schaffhausen. [ref]
Talal Maddah
Saudi musician (1940–2000).
Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.
Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).
Larry Young
American jazz musician (1940-1978).
Born October 7th, 1940 in Newark.
Died March 30th, 1978 at 37 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Robert Jervis
American political scientist (1940–2021).
Born April 30th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Lebbeus Woods
American architect (1940-2012).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Michigan, Lansing. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hannah Wilke
American artist (1940-1993).
Born March 7th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1993 at 52 years old in Houston (lymphoma). [ref]
Mircea Snegur
Moldovan politician.
Born January 17th, 1940 in Trifănești.
Died September 13th, 2023 at 83 years old in Chișinău (cancer). [ref]
Elizabeth Murray
American painter (1940–2007).
Born September 6th, 1940 in Chicago.
Died August 12th, 2007 at 66 years old in New York (lung cancer). [ref]
Frida Boccara
French singer.
Born October 29th, 1940 in Casablanca.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 55 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory disease).
William Wallace
Scottish football player and coach (born 1940).
Peppino Gagliardi
Italian singer.
Born May 25th, 1940 in Naples.
Died August 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Naples.
Mark White
American politician (1940-2017).
Born March 17th, 1940 in Henderson. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2017 at 77 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ken Fletcher
Australian tennis player (1940–2006).
Born June 14th, 1940 in Brisbane.
Died February 11th, 2006 at 65 years old in Brisbane (cancer).
Jon Elster
Norwegian philosopher and political theorist.
Born February 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Oslo.
Adam Przeworski
Polish-american professor of political science.
Daniel Pilon
Canadian actor (1940–2018).
Born November 13th, 1940 in Montreal.
Died June 26th, 2018 at 77 years old in Montreal. [ref]
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