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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
Osamu Watanabe
Japanese wrestlers (1940–2022).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Wassamu.
Died October 1st, 2022 at 81 years old in Tokyo (heart attack). [ref]
Rodney Baxter
Australian physicist.
Born February 8th, 1940 in London.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 85 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Sam Savage
American writer (1940–2019).
Born November 9th, 1940 in Camden.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 78 years old in Madison. [ref]
Claude Dagens
French prelate of the catholic church and theologian (1940-).
Aytaç Yalman
Turkish general and statesperson (1940–2020).
Born July 29th, 1940 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2020 at 79 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19). [ref]
Marita Petersen
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1940-2001).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Vágur.
Died August 26th, 2001 at 60 years old in Tórshavn (cancer).
Terry McDermott
American speed skater (1940–2023).
Born September 20th, 1940 in Essexville.
Died May 20th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Victor Pavlov
Soviet and russian actor (1940—2006).
Born October 5th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died August 24th, 2006 at 65 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Fernando Cruz
Portuguese footballer.
Born August 12th, 1940 in Lisbon.
Died August 16th, 2025 at 85 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Guy Gilles
French film director (1938–1996).
Born August 25th, 1940 in Algiers. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1996 at 55 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications).
Brigitte Skay
German actress (1940-2012).
Born July 18th, 1940 in Mannheim.
Died November 19th, 2012 at 72 years old in Weinheim.
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Finnish linguist (1940–2023).
Born July 6th, 1940 in Helsinki.
Died May 29th, 2023 at 82 years old in Lund.
Libertine Amathila
Namibian physician and politician, recipient of nansen refugee award (1991).
Born December 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Fransfontein. [ref]
Prince Michael of Prussia
German writer (1940-2014).
Born March 22nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died April 3rd, 2014 at 74 years old in Bisingen.
Anna Dmitrieva
Soviet-russian tennis player.
Born December 10th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2024 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Colita
Spanish photographer (1940–2023).
Born August 24th, 1940 in Sant Cugat del Vallès.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 83 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Susana Ruiz Cerutti
Argentinian lawyer and jurist (1940–2024).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 24th, 2024 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Jürgen Sundermann
German footballer and manager (1940–2022).
Born January 25th, 1940 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died October 4th, 2022 at 82 years old in Leonberg. [ref]
Bruno Bolchi
Italian footballer and manager (1940-2022).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2022 at 82 years old in Florence. [ref]
Raúl Magaña
Salvadoran footballer (1940-2009).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Santa Ana.
Died September 30th, 2009 at 69 years old in San Salvador (stomach cancer). [ref]
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