Ramesh Chandra Lahoti

35th chief justice of india.

Born November 1st, 1940 in Madhya Pradesh, Guna.

Died March 23rd, 2022 at 81 years old in New Delhi.

Lucinda Childs

American choreographer and dancer (born 1940).

Born June 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

João Carlos Martins

Brazilian pianist and conductor.

Born June 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in São Paulo.

Colin Addison

Footballer (1940-2025).

Born May 18th, 1940 in Taunton.

Died October 31st, 2025 at 85 years old in Hereford. ^[ref]

Jean-Luc Dehaene

Prime minister of belgium from 1992 until 1999.

Born August 7th, 1940 in Montpellier.

Died May 15th, 2014 at 73 years old in Quimper (pancreatic cancer).

George Boolos

Philosopher and mathematical logician (1940-1996).

Born September 4th, 1940 in New York City.

Died May 27th, 1996 at 55 years old in Cambridge.

Carole Pateman

British feminist, academic political theorist.

Born December 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Maresfield.

Brian Labone

English footballer (1940-2006).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Liverpool.

Died April 24th, 2006 at 66 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Geoffrey West

British physicist.

Born December 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Taunton.

Eunice de Souza

Contemporary indian english language poet.

Born August 1st, 1940 in Pune.

Died July 29th, 2017 at 76 years old in Mumbai.

Daniel Quillen

American mathematician (1940–2011).

Born June 22nd, 1940 in Orange. ^[ref]

Died April 30th, 2011 at 70 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).

Steven Rosenberg

American cancer researcher.

Born August 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

Olivera Katarina

Serbian actor, singer and writer.

Born March 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Belgrade.

Ahmed Qaid Saleh

Algerian military officer (1940–2019).

Born January 13th, 1940 in Aïn Yagout.

Died December 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Hamzah Haz

9th vice president of indonesia.

Born February 15th, 1940 in Ketapang.

Died July 24th, 2024 at 84 years old in Jakarta. ^[ref]

Marutei Tsurunen

Finnish-japanese politician.

Born April 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lieksa.

Ruth Dreifuss

Swiss politician.

Born January 9th, 1940 (age 86 years) in St. Gallen.

Ronald Grigor Suny

American historian and political scientist (born 1940).

Born September 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Philadelphia.

Hérard Abraham

Haitian politician (1940–2022).

Born July 28th, 1940 in Port-au-Prince.

Died August 24th, 2022 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Penelope Coelen

South african actress, model and beauty queen, crowned miss world 1958.

Born April 15th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Durban.

Margit Carstensen

German actress (1940–2023).

Born February 29th, 1940 in Kiel.

Died June 1st, 2023 at 83 years old in Heide. ^[ref]

Clemens Westerhof

Dutch football manager.

Born May 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Beek.

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría

President of costa rica.

Born January 9th, 1940 (age 86 years) in San José.

Daisuke Inoue

Japanese businessman.

Born May 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Osaka.

Gordon J. Humphrey

American politician.

Born October 9th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bristol.