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In the year 1940

1,371 Notable birthdays

Arnold Mindell

American psychologist (1940–2024).

Born January 1st, 1940 in Schenectady.

Died June 10th, 2024 at 84 years old in Yachats. [ref]

Fausto Bertinotti

Italian politician (born 1940).

Born March 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Milan.

Nancy Graves

American conceptual artist (1939–1995).

Born December 23rd, 1940 in Pittsfield.

Died October 21st, 1995 at 54 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).

Nacha Guevara

Argentine actress and singer.

Born October 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mar del Plata.

George Adams

American jazz musician (1940-1992).

Born April 29th, 1940 in Covington.

Died November 24th, 1992 at 52 years old in New York City.

Abbas El Fassi

Moroccan politician.

Born September 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Berkane.

Peer Raben

German composer and actor (1940–2007).

Born July 3rd, 1940 in Viechtach.

Died January 21st, 2007 at 66 years old in Mitterfels. [ref]

Luis Cubilla

Uruguayan footballer and coach (1940–2013).

Born March 28th, 1940.

Died March 3rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Asunción (stomach cancer).

Manuel Esquivel

Belizean politician (1940–2022).

Born May 2nd, 1940 in Belize City.

Died February 10th, 2022 at 81 years old in Belize City. [ref]

Seamus Deane

Irish writer and critic (1940-2021).

Born February 9th, 1940 in Derry.

Died May 12th, 2021 at 81 years old in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. [ref]

Irving Abella

Canadian historian (1940–2022).

Born July 2nd, 1940 in Toronto.

Died July 3rd, 2022 at 82 years old [ref]

Lorenzo Baldisseri

Italian catholic cardinal.

Born September 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Barga.

Paul Strathern

Scottish writer and academic.

Born October 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in London.

İsmail Kahraman

Turkish statesperson (born 1940).

Born December 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rize.

Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe

French philosopher, literary critic, and translator (1940-2007).

Born March 6th, 1940 in Tours. [ref]

Died January 28th, 2007 at 66 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Mieke Wijaya

Indonesian actress.

Born March 17th, 1940 in Bandung.

Died May 3rd, 2022 at 82 years old in Jakarta. [ref]

Frank Duval

German musician.

Born November 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Berlin.

Tu Weiming

Chinese philosopher.

Born February 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kunming.

Zhuang Zedong

Chinese table tennis player (1940-2013).

Born August 7th, 1940 in Yangzhou.

Died February 10th, 2013 at 72 years old in Beijing (liver cancer).

David Gaskell

English footballer (1940–2025).

Born October 5th, 1940 in Orrell.

Died January 24th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]

Anita Shapira

Israeli historian.

Born March 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Warsaw.

Masahiko Tsugawa

Japanese actor and film director.

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Kyoto.

Died August 4th, 2018 at 78 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).

Wolfgang Clement

German politician and manager (1940–2020).

Born July 7th, 1940 in Bochum.

Died September 27th, 2020 at 80 years old in Bonn (lung cancer). [ref]

Frederik van Zyl Slabbert

South african political analyst, businessman and politician (1940-2010).

Born March 2nd, 1940 in Pretoria.

Died May 14th, 2010 at 70 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]

Jim McManus

British actor.

Born May 19th, 1940 in United Kingdom.

Died April 11th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]

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