Helen Donath

American soprano.

Born July 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Texas.

Brigitte Hamann

Austrian-german historian (1940–2016).

Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.

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

Moussa Arafat

Palestinian politician (1940-2005).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Jaffa.

Died September 7th, 2005 at 65 years old in Gaza City.

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]

Maurizio Merli

Italian actor (1940-1989).

Born February 8th, 1940 in Rome.

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

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]

Karl Offmann

President of mauritius.

Born November 25th, 1940 in Port Louis.

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

Henri Dès

Swiss singer-songwriter.

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

Veniamin Smekhov

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

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

Manju Sharma

Indian biotechnologist.

Born February 13th, 1940.

Died October 31st, 2024 at 84 years old

Silvano Maria Tomasi

Italian cardinal.

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

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]

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).

Ruriko Asaoka

Japanese actress.

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

Bill Crothers

Canadian track and field athlete, pharmacist, school trustee.

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

Peter C. Doherty

Australian immunologist.

Born October 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brisbane.

Harry Kümel

Belgian film director.

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

Hira Devi Waiba

Indian singer (1940–2011).

Born September 9th, 1940 in Darjeeling, Ambootia.

Died January 19th, 2011 at 70 years old in Siliguri. ^[ref]

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]

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.

Lance Larson

American swimmer.

Born July 3rd, 1940 in Monterey Park.

Died January 19th, 2024 at 83 years old in Orange.

Big Jack Johnson

American electric blues musician (1940–2011).

Born July 30th, 1940 in Clarksdale.

Died March 14th, 2011 at 70 years old in Memphis. ^[ref]

Ze'ev Revach

Israeli actor and director (1940–2025).

Born August 15th, 1940 in Rabat.

Died January 18th, 2025 at 84 years old in Ramat Gan. ^[ref]

Ewa Strömberg

Swedish actress (1940-2013).

Born January 13th, 1940 in Sweden.

Died January 24th, 2013 at 73 years old