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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
Aron Kincaid
Actor, voice actor (1940-2011).
Born June 15th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 70 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jair da Costa
Brazilian footballer (1940–2025).
Born July 9th, 1940 in Santo André.
Died April 26th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Kishin Shinoyama
Japanese photographer (1940–2024).
Born December 3rd, 1940 in Yodobashi-ku.
Died January 4th, 2024 at 83 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Richard Paul
American actor (1940-1998).
Born June 6th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died December 25th, 1998 at 58 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Mary Rose Oakar
American politician (1940–2025).
Born March 5th, 1940 in Cleveland.
Died September 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
Tilo Prückner
German actor and author (1940–2020).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Augsburg.
Died July 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]
Brian O'Leary
American astronomer, astronaut, writer, blogger and advocate (1940-2011).
Born January 27th, 1940 in Boston.
Died July 28th, 2011 at 71 years old in Ecuador (cancer).
Philippe Léotard
French singer and actor (1940-2001).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Nice.
Died August 25th, 2001 at 60 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory failure).
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
American politician (1940–2005).
Born July 24th, 1940 in Greenville.
Died December 7th, 2005 at 65 years old in West Columbia (myocardial infarction).
Janis Martin
American musician (1940–2007).
Born March 27th, 1940 in Pittsylvania County.
Died September 3rd, 2007 at 67 years old in Durham (cancer). [ref]
Li Zhaoxing
Chinese diplomat and politician.
Born October 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Huangdao District.
Peter Gethin
British racing driver (1940-2011).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Ewell.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Haslemere (brain cancer). [ref]
Mark Medoff
American actor and writer (1940-2019).
Born March 18th, 1940 in Mount Carmel.
Died April 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Las Cruces (falling from height). [ref]
Kinryū Arimoto
Japanese voice actor (1940–2019).
Born February 11th, 1940 in Tottori.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 78 years old in Minato (esophageal cancer).
Steve O'Rourke
British band manager and racecar driver (1940-2003).
Born October 1st, 1940 in Willesden. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2003 at 63 years old in Miami (stroke).
Georgie Dann
French singer, songwriter (1940-2021).
Born January 14th, 1940 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Majadahonda (surgical complications). [ref]
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician (1940–2000).
Died November 8th, 2000 at 60 years old in Deal (cancer).
Jean-Marie Cavada
French journalist and politician.
Born February 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Épinal.
Joe DioGuardi
American politician.
Born September 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City, The Bronx.
Jana Brejchová
Czech actress (1940–2026).
Born January 20th, 1940 in Prague.
Died February 6th, 2026 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ri Su-yong
North korean politician - born 1940.
Born June 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in South Hamgyong Province.
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