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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
Larisa Golubkina
Soviet and russian actress (1940–2025).
Born March 9th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died March 22nd, 2025 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Homero Aridjis
Mexican poet of greek descent.
Born April 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Contepec Municipality.
Arlette Laguiller
French politician.
Born March 18th, 1940 (age 86 years) in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Claire Bretécher
French cartoonist (1940–2020).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Nantes. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2020 at 79 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hugh Porter
English racing cyclist and cycling journalist.
Born January 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Wolverhampton.
Gianni De Michelis
Italian politician (1940–2019).
Born November 26th, 1940 in Venice.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Venice (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Yaşar Büyükanıt
Turkish general (1940–2019).
Born September 1st, 1940 in Eyüp.
Died November 21st, 2019 at 79 years old in Sarıyer (heart failure).
Mike Troy
American swimmer (1940–2019).
Born October 3rd, 1940 in Indianapolis.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Marco Maciel
Vice president of brazil from 1995 to 2002.
Born July 21st, 1940 in Recife.
Died June 12th, 2021 at 80 years old in Brasília (COVID-19). [ref]
İsmail Cem
Turkish photographer and writer (1940–2007).
Born February 15th, 1940 in Istanbul.
Died January 24th, 2007 at 66 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer).
Benno Ohnesorg
West german university student killed on 2 june 1967 (1940–1967).
Born October 15th, 1940 in Hanover.
Died June 2nd, 1967 at 26 years old in West Berlin (gunshot wound).
Mike Schuler
American basketball coach (1940–2022).
Born September 22nd, 1940 in Portsmouth.
Died June 28th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
Gérard Larrousse
French racecar driver and team manager.
Born May 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Alexei Panshin
American writer and critic (1940–2022).
Born August 14th, 1940 in Lansing.
Died August 21st, 2022 at 82 years old in Pennsylvania (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Robert Blust
American linguist (1940–2022).
Born May 9th, 1940 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2022 at 81 years old in Honolulu (cancer). [ref]
Wim Ruska
Dutch judoka (1940–2015).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Amsterdam.
Died February 14th, 2015 at 74 years old in Hoorn.
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal and foreign minister (1940–2015).
Born January 2nd, 1940 in Ta'if.
Died July 9th, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Minori Matsushima
Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator (1940–2022).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Chiba Prefecture.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
Marvin Hinton
English footballer (1940–2025).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in London.
Died December 2nd, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Arif Dirlik
Turkish-american historian (1940–2017).
Born November 23rd, 1940 in Mersin.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Eugene.
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