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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
Jacques Bouveresse
French philosopher (1940-2021).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Épenoy.
Died May 9th, 2021 at 80 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Tadeusz Piotrowski
American sociologist.
Born February 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rivne Oblast, Second Polish Republic, Rysv'yanka.
Yvonne Blake
British-born spanish costume designer (1940-2018).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2018 at 78 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Laila Shawa
Palestinian artist (1940–2022).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Gaza City. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2022 at 82 years old in London. [ref]
Grigori Gorin
Russian writer (1940–2000).
Born March 12th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 15th, 2000 at 60 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
John Cooper
British athlete (1940-1974).
Born December 18th, 1940 in Bromyard.
Died March 3rd, 1974 at 33 years old in Fontaine-Chaalis.
Charles T. Kowal
American astronomer (1940-2011).
Born November 8th, 1940 in Buffalo.
Died November 28th, 2011 at 71 years old in Cinebar. [ref]
Javed Akhtar
Pakistani cricketer & umpire (1940-2016).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Delhi.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Rawalpindi. [ref]
Harry "Pombo" Villegas
Cuban guerilla (1940-2019).
Died December 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Havana (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Jesús López Cobos
Spanish conductor (1940-2018).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Toro.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Philippe Taquet
French paleontologist.
Born April 25th, 1940 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2025 at 85 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Chris Newman
Sound mixer and director.
Born February 17th, 1940 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Rosel Zech
German actress (1940–2011).
Born July 7th, 1940 in Berlin.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 71 years old in Berlin (bone cancer).
Gennadi Strekalov
Soviet and russian cosmonaut and ashoka chakra recipient (1940–2004).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Mytishchi. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2004 at 64 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Gheorghe Gruia
Romanian handball player (1940–2015).
Born October 2nd, 1940 in Bucharest.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 75 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
T. K. Padmini
Indian artist (1940-1969).
Born May 12th, 1940 in Ponnani.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 28 years old (puerperal disorders).
Gianni Cavina
Italian actor (1940-2022).
Born December 9th, 1940 in Bologna.
Died March 26th, 2022 at 81 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Alberto Gallardo
Peruvian footballer (1940-2001).
Born November 28th, 1940 in Chincha Alta. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2001 at 60 years old in Lima.
Jeroen Brouwers
Dutch writer (1940–2022).
Born April 30th, 1940 in Batavia.
Died May 11th, 2022 at 82 years old in Maastricht. [ref]
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