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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
Silvio Marzolini
Argentine footballer (1940-2020).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Gerald L. Baliles
Governor of virginia (1940-2019).
Born July 8th, 1940 in Stuart.
Died October 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Roanoke (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Sapardi Djoko Damono
Indonesian poet (1940-2020).
Born March 20th, 1940 in Surakarta. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2020 at 80 years old in South Tangerang (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Leonella Sgorbati
Italian martyr (1940-2006).
Born December 9th, 1940 in Gazzola.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 65 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
Bobby Rousseau
Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2025).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Montreal.
Died December 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Trois-Rivières. [ref]
Petru Lucinschi
Moldovan politician (born 1940).
Born January 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rădulenii Vechi.
Arthur Blythe
American musician (1940–2017).
Born July 5th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 76 years old in Lancaster (Parkinson's disease).
Kim Jong-in
South korean economist and politician (born 1940).
Jack Bannon
American actor (1940–2017).
Born June 14th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Coeur d'Alene. [ref]
Averil Cameron
English historian of late antiquity (born 1940).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Leek.
Died April 7th, 2026 at 86 years old [ref]
Ennio Doris
Italian businessman (1940-2021).
Born July 3rd, 1940 in Tombolo.
Died November 24th, 2021 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Apolo Nsibambi
Ugandan prime minister (1940-2019).
Born October 25th, 1940 in Uganda Protectorate.
Died May 28th, 2019 at 78 years old in Bulange (prostate cancer, pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Pat Stapleton
Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2020).
Born July 4th, 1940 in Sarnia.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Steve de Shazer
American psychotherapist.
Born June 25th, 1940 in Milwaukee.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Giulietto Chiesa
Italian politician (1940-2020).
Born September 4th, 1940 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Soviet and russian actress (1940–2024).
Born May 15th, 1940 in Gyumri.
Died November 16th, 2024 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Antonio Skármeta
Chilean writer and ambassador (1940–2024).
Born November 7th, 1940 in Antofagasta.
Died October 15th, 2024 at 83 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Rudolf Schwarzkogler
Austrian artist (1940-1969).
Born November 13th, 1940 in Vienna.
Died June 20th, 1969 at 28 years old in Vienna.
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