Adam Makowicz

Polish-canadian musician.

Born August 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hnojník.

Juozas Budraitis

Lithuanian actor.

Born October 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Liepynai.

Fred Hansen

American athlete (born 1940).

Born December 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cuero.

Édika

French artist.

Born December 17th, 1940 in Heliopolis. ^[ref]

Died December 16th, 2025 at 84 years old in Avignon. ^[ref]

Marju Lauristin

Estonian politician and sociologist (born 1940).

Born April 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Tallinn.

Khabibullo Abdusamatov

Russian astrophysicist.

Born October 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Samarkand.

Władysław Komar

Athletics competitor (1940-1998).

Born April 11th, 1940 in Kaunas.

Died August 17th, 1998 at 58 years old in Przybiernów (traffic collision).

Anzor Kavazashvili

Soviet-georgian footballer (born 1940).

Born July 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Batumi.

Harry "Pombo" Villegas

Cuban guerilla (1940-2019).

Born May 10th, 1940 in Yara.

Died December 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Havana (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Eddie Miles

American basketball player.

Born July 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in North Little Rock.

Brigitte Kronauer

German writer (1940-2019).

Born December 29th, 1940 in Essen. ^[ref]

Died July 22nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Jumber Patiashvili

Soviet-georgian politician; first secretary of the communist party of georgia.

Born January 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Lagodekhi.

Tom Williams

American ice hockey player, born 1940 (1940–1992).

Born April 17th, 1940 in Duluth.

Died February 8th, 1992 at 51 years old in Marlborough.

Luc Illusie

French mathematician.

Born May 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Nantes.

Chris Newman

Sound mixer and director.

Born February 17th, 1940 in New York City.

Died February 3rd, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Bram Peper

Dutch politician (1940–2022).

Born February 13th, 1940 in Haarlem.

Died August 20th, 2022 at 82 years old in Capelle aan den IJssel. ^[ref]

Reijo Taipale

Finnish pop and tango singer (1940–2019).

Born March 9th, 1940 in Miehikkälä. ^[ref]

Died April 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Helsinki (disease). ^[ref]

Pierre Duchesne

Lieutenant governor of quebec.

Born February 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in La Malbaie.

Angel Lagdameo

Catholic archbishop.

Born August 2nd, 1940 in Lucban.

Died July 8th, 2022 at 81 years old in Iloilo City.

Bohdan Paczyński

Polish astronomer (1940-2007).

Born February 8th, 1940 in Vilnius.

Died April 19th, 2007 at 67 years old in Princeton (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Theo Laseroms

Dutch footballer and manager (1940-1991).

Born March 8th, 1940 in Roosendaal.

Died April 25th, 1991 at 51 years old in Zwolle (myocardial infarction).

Mikhail Kononov

Soviet and russian actor (1940—2007).

Born April 25th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died July 16th, 2007 at 67 years old in Moscow (thromboembolism). ^[ref]

Martin Mulligan

Australian tennis player.

Born October 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sydney.

Gösta Pettersson

Swedish road racing cyclist.

Born November 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Alingsås stadsförsamling. ^[ref]

Premjit Lall

Indian tennis player (1940–2008).

Born October 20th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died December 31st, 2008 at 68 years old in Kolkata. ^[ref]