Richard Robbins

American composer (1940-2012).

Born December 4th, 1940 in Weymouth.

Died November 7th, 2012 at 71 years old in Rhinebeck.

William Sims Bainbridge

American sociologist.

Born October 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Connecticut.

Graham McRae

New zealand racing driver.

Born March 5th, 1940 in Wellington.

Died August 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Auckland. ^[ref]

William Taubman

American political scientist.

Born November 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

Faisal Husseini

Palestinian politician (1940–2001).

Born July 17th, 1940 in Baghdad.

Died May 31st, 2001 at 60 years old in Kuwait (myocardial infarction).

Mirko Jozić

Croatian footballer.

Born April 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Trilj.

Winrich Kolbe

American film director.

Born August 9th, 1940 in Germany.

Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Marian Zazeela

American musician, painter and light-artist (1940–2024).

Born April 15th, 1940 in The Bronx.

Died March 28th, 2024 at 83 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Barbara Franklin

American politician and manager (born 1940).

Born March 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Lancaster.

Norman D. Dicks

United states representative.

Born December 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bremerton.

Yossi Sarid

Israeli politician (1940-2015).

Born October 24th, 1940 in Rehovot. ^[ref]

Died December 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).

Stephen J. Solarz

American politician (1940–2010).

Born September 12th, 1940 in New York City.

Died November 29th, 2010 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

José van Dam

Belgian bass-baritone opera singer (1940–2026).

Born August 25th, 1940 in Ixelles. ^[ref]

Died February 17th, 2026 at 85 years old in Brussels. ^[ref]

Lokendra Bahadur Chand

Nepalese politician.

Born February 15th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Baitadi District.

Georgi Ivanov

Bulgarian cosmonaut.

Born July 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lovech.

Kenneth Binmore

British economist.

Born September 27th, 1940 (age 85 years).

Abdollah Movahed

Olympic wrestler.

Born March 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Babolsar.

Lucy Shapiro

American developmental biologist.

Born July 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

Ediz Hun

Turkish actor and statesperson (born 1940).

Born November 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Istanbul.

Jean-Luc Bideau

Swiss actor (born 1940).

Born October 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Geneva.

Alix Dobkin

American singer-songwriter and lesbian feminist activist.

Born August 16th, 1940 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died May 19th, 2021 at 80 years old in Woodstock (intracranial aneurysm). ^[ref]

Emil Dimitrov

Bulgarian singer, musician and composer (1940-2005).

Born December 23rd, 1940 in Pleven.

Died March 30th, 2005 at 64 years old in Sofia.

David Tukhmanov

Soviet and russian composer (born 1940).

Born July 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Moscow.

Germano Celant

Italian art critic and curator (1940–2020).

Born September 11th, 1940 in Genoa.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 79 years old in Milan (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Ernie Chan

Philiphine artist (1940-2012).

Born July 27th, 1940 in Philippines.

Died May 16th, 2012 at 71 years old in California (cancer). ^[ref]