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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
Souleymane Cissé
Malian film director (1940–2025).
Born April 21st, 1940 in Bamako.
Died February 19th, 2025 at 84 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Lance Larson
American swimmer.
Born July 3rd, 1940 in Monterey Park.
Died January 19th, 2024 at 83 years old in Orange.
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]
Yeo Woon-kay
South korean actress (1940-2009).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Daegu.
Died May 22nd, 2009 at 69 years old in Bupyeong District (lung cancer).
Nanni Galli
Italian racing driver.
Born October 2nd, 1940 in Bologna.
Died October 12th, 2019 at 79 years old in Prato. [ref]
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]
Ricardo Palacios
Spanish actor (1940–2015).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Reinosa.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 74 years old in Madrid (heart failure).
Mogens Herman Hansen
Danish classical philologist and demographer (1940–2024).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Frederiksberg.
Died June 22nd, 2024 at 83 years old [ref]
Bruno Nicolè
Italian footballer (1940-2019).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Padua.
Died November 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Pordenone. [ref]
Jetsun Pema
President of the tibetan children's villages and minister of tibet government in exile.
Barbara Henneberger
Alpine skier (1940-1964).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Oberstaufen.
Died April 12th, 1964 at 23 years old in Celerina/Schlarigna.
Mame Madior Boye
Senegalese politician.
Born December 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Saint-Louis. [ref]
Slaven Zambata
Yugoslavian footballer (1940–2020).
Born September 24th, 1940 in Sinj.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Roger Pingeon
French racing cyclist (1940–2017).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Hauteville-Lompnes.
Died March 19th, 2017 at 76 years old in Beaupont (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Jelinek
Canadian figure skater, politician and entrepreneur.
Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero
Film director, screenwriter (1940-1997).
Born April 20th, 1940 in Madrid.
Died October 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Mersad Berber
Bosnia and herzegovina artist (1940-2012).
Born January 1st, 1940 in Bosanski Petrovac.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Uzi Even
Israeli professor and former politician.
Born October 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Haifa. [ref]
Jerzy Kulej
Polish boxer (1940-2012).
Born October 19th, 1940 in Częstochowa.
Died July 13th, 2012 at 71 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatolii Bondarchuk
Ukrainian hammer thrower (1940-2025).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Starokostiantyniv.
Died December 23rd, 2025 at 85 years old in Kamloops. [ref]
Pim de la Parra
Surinamese-dutch film director.
Born January 4th, 1940 in Paramaribo.
Died September 6th, 2024 at 84 years old in Paramaribo.
Miguel Ángel Virasoro
Argentine physicist.
Born May 9th, 1940 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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