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]

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]

Takeshi Fuji

American boxer.

Born July 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Honolulu.

Khalid bin Faisal

Saudi royal and politician 1939.

Born February 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Mecca.

Ricardo Palacios

Spanish actor (1940–2015).

Born March 2nd, 1940 in Reinosa.

Died February 11th, 2015 at 74 years old in Madrid (heart failure).

André-Joseph Léonard

Bishop of namur.

Born May 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Namur.

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]

Alfonso Guerra

Spanish politician (born 1940).

Born May 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Seville.

Uzi Even

Israeli professor and former politician.

Born October 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Haifa. ^[ref]

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]

Otto Jelinek

Canadian figure skater, politician and entrepreneur.

Born May 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

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).

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]

Bruno Nicolè

Italian footballer (1940-2019).

Born February 24th, 1940 in Padua.

Died November 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Pordenone. ^[ref]

Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak

Slovene pianist.

Born February 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Dubrovnik.

Sonja Barend

Dutch television presenter.

Born February 29th, 1940 in Amsterdam.

Died April 11th, 2026 at 86 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Michel Brunet

French paleontologist and paleoanthropologist (1940-).

Born April 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Magné.

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]

Vladica Kovačević

Serbian footballer (1940-2016).

Born January 7th, 1940 in Ivanjica.

Died July 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Sunita Jain

Indian writer (1940-2017).

Born July 13th, 1940 in Ambala district.

Died December 11th, 2017 at 77 years old

Miyoko Asō

Japanese actress and voice actress.

Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.

Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).

Pim de la Parra

Surinamese-dutch film director.

Born January 4th, 1940 in Paramaribo.

Died September 6th, 2024 at 84 years old in Paramaribo.