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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
François Duprat
French politician (1940–1978).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Ajaccio. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1978 at 37 years old in Saint-Wandrille-Rançon (terrorist attack). [ref]
Juan Luis Galiardo
Spanish actor (1940-2012).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in San Roque.
Died June 22nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Eugen Drewermann
German psychologist and theologian (born 1940).
Homero Aridjis
Mexican poet of greek descent.
Born April 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Contepec Municipality.
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Soviet and russian actress (1940-2011).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Poltava.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer). [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).
Arlette Laguiller
French politician.
Born March 18th, 1940 (age 86 years) in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Carlos Diegues
Brazilian film director (1940–2025).
Born May 19th, 1940 in Maceió.
Died February 14th, 2025 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (postoperative complications). [ref]
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]
Gérard Larrousse
French racecar driver and team manager.
Born May 23rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Jon Skolmen
Norwegian actor and tv host (1940-2019).
Born November 1st, 1940 in Oslo.
Died March 28th, 2019 at 78 years old in Oslo. [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]
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]
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]
Danilo Astori
Uruguayan politician (1940–2023).
Born April 23rd, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 83 years old in Montevideo (respiratory failure). [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]
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