Hans-Olaf Henkel

German manager and politician.

Born March 14th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hamburg.

Adriana Hoffmann

Chilean botanist (1940–2022).

Born January 29th, 1940 in Santiago.

Died March 20th, 2022 at 82 years old in Santiago. ^[ref]

Yozhef Sabo

Ukrainian footballer (born 1940).

Born February 29th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Uzhhorod.

Herbert Müller

Swiss racing driver (1940-1981).

Born May 11th, 1940 in Menziken. ^[ref]

Died May 24th, 1981 at 41 years old in Nürburgring.

M. A. Numminen

Finnish singer, composer and writer.

Born March 12th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Somero. ^[ref]

Varsha Adalja

Indian gujarati language author.

Born April 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Mumbai.

Brigitte Hamann

Austrian-german historian (1940–2016).

Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.

Died October 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Helen Donath

American soprano.

Born July 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Texas.

Karl Offmann

President of mauritius.

Born November 25th, 1940 in Port Louis.

Died March 12th, 2022 at 81 years old in Port Louis. ^[ref]

Veniamin Smekhov

Soviet and russian theater and film actor, director, screenwriter, writer.

Born August 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Moscow.

Maurizio Merli

Italian actor (1940-1989).

Born February 8th, 1940 in Rome.

Died March 10th, 1989 at 49 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).

Arnaldo Jabor

Brazilian film director (1940–2022).

Born December 12th, 1940 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died February 15th, 2022 at 81 years old in São Paulo (stroke). ^[ref]

Silvano Maria Tomasi

Italian cardinal.

Born October 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mussolente. ^[ref]

Henri Dès

Swiss singer-songwriter.

Born December 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Renens.

Dmitri Prigov

Russian artist and writer (1940–2007).

Born November 5th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died July 16th, 2007 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Harry Kümel

Belgian film director.

Born January 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Antwerp.

Lorella De Luca

Italian film, television, and voice actress (1940-2014).

Born September 17th, 1940 in Florence.

Died January 9th, 2014 at 73 years old in Civitavecchia (brain cancer).

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa

Italian banker and economist (1940-2010).

Born July 23rd, 1940 in Belluno.

Died December 18th, 2010 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ruriko Asaoka

Japanese actress.

Born July 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Changchun.

Manju Sharma

Indian biotechnologist.

Born February 13th, 1940.

Died October 31st, 2024 at 84 years old

Ewa Strömberg

Swedish actress (1940-2013).

Born January 13th, 1940 in Sweden.

Died January 24th, 2013 at 73 years old

Bill Crothers

Canadian track and field athlete, pharmacist, school trustee.

Born December 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Markham.

Peter M. Neumann

Mathematician (1940–2020).

Born December 28th, 1940 in Oxford.

Died December 18th, 2020 at 79 years old in Oxford (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Anna Prucnal

French actress and singer, of polish origin.

Born December 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Warsaw.

Silvester Takač

Serbian footballer.

Born November 8th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Đurđevo.