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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
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-).
Jacob Palis
Brazilian mathematician (1940-2025).
Born March 15th, 1940 in Uberaba. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2025 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Sunita Jain
Indian writer (1940-2017).
Born July 13th, 1940 in Ambala district.
Died December 11th, 2017 at 77 years old
Vladica Kovačević
Serbian footballer (1940-2016).
Born January 7th, 1940 in Ivanjica.
Died July 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Dallas Long
American shot putter (1940–2024).
Born June 13th, 1940 in Pine Bluff.
Died November 10th, 2024 at 84 years old in Whitefish. [ref]
Miyoko Asō
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).
Filip David
Serbian writer.
Born July 4th, 1940 in Kragujevac.
Died April 14th, 2025 at 84 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Thue Christiansen
Greenlandic politician and designer of the greenland flag (1940–2022).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Maamorilik.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 82 years old in Hals. [ref]
Nayla Moawad
Lebanese first lady, journalist and politician.
Friedel Rausch
German football player and manager (1940-2017).
Born February 27th, 1940 in Duisburg.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Horw (skin cancer). [ref]
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Danish writer (1940-1979).
Born July 29th, 1940 in Aarhus.
Died March 24th, 1979 at 38 years old in Stenderup.
Peter Schneider
German writer and screenplayer (1940-2026).
Born April 21st, 1940 in Lübeck.
Died March 3rd, 2026 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hasan Muratović
Bosnian politician, entrepreneur, and professor.
Born April 11th, 1940 in Olovo.
Died November 14th, 2020 at 80 years old in Sarajevo (COVID-19). [ref]
Arthur Moreira Lima
Brazilian musician (1940–2024).
Born July 16th, 1940 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 30th, 2024 at 84 years old in Santa Catarina (colon cancer). [ref]
Pantelis Voulgaris
Greek film director, screenwriter.
Born October 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Athens.
Louis Pilot
Luxembourgian footballer (1940–2016).
Born November 11th, 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 16th, 2016 at 75 years old in Senningen. [ref]
Jan Cremer
Dutch author, painter and illustrator (1940-2024).
Born April 20th, 1940 in Enschede.
Died June 19th, 2024 at 84 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann
German poet (1940-1975).
Born April 16th, 1940 in Vechta.
Died April 23rd, 1975 at 35 years old in London (struck by vehicle).
Fotis Kafatos
Greek biologist (1940-2017).
Born April 16th, 1940 in Heraklion.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Heraklion.
Albert Razin
Russian ethnographer and udmurt language activist.
Born June 12th, 1940 in Kuzyumovo.
Died September 10th, 2019 at 79 years old in Izhevsk (self-immolation). [ref]
Édika
French artist.
Born December 17th, 1940 in Heliopolis. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2025 at 84 years old in Avignon. [ref]
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