Roberto Matosas

Uruguayan footballer.

Born May 11th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Mercedes.

Ioan Igna

Romanian football referee.

Born June 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Arad. ^[ref]

Edith Clever

German actress and film director.

Born December 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Wuppertal.

Dick Blick

American swimmer.

Born July 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Lone Dybkjær

Danish politician (1940-2020).

Born May 23rd, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died July 20th, 2020 at 80 years old in Bispebjerg Hospital (cancer). ^[ref]

Stjepan Lamza

Yugoslavian footballer (1940–2022).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Sisak.

Died January 12th, 2022 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Rosny Smarth

Haitian politician.

Born October 19th, 1940 in Cavaellon.

Died January 15th, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Benoni Beheyt

Belgian cyclist.

Born September 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zwijnaarde.

Kyoko Nakayama

Japanese politician.

Born January 26th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Tokyo Prefecture.

Andrés Pajares

Spanish actor.

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

Paolo Graziosi

Italian actor (1940–2022).

Born January 25th, 1940 in Rimini.

Died February 1st, 2022 at 82 years old in Vicenza (COVID-19).

Jean-Claude Malgoire

French musician (1940-2018).

Born November 25th, 1940 in Avignon.

Died April 14th, 2018 at 77 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris, L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Agneta Pleijel

Swedish writer.

Born February 16th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Stockholm.

Vladimir Magomedovich Semyonov

Soviet general.

Born June 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Khurzuk.

John Bright

British costume designer.

Born March 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in New Forest.

Ilario Castagner

Italian footballer and manager (1940–2023).

Born December 18th, 1940 in Vittorio Veneto.

Died February 18th, 2023 at 82 years old in Perugia. ^[ref]

Valentyn Symonenko

Ukrainian statesman.

Born July 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Odesa.

Stephanos of Tallinn

Eastern orthodox metropolitan (born 1940).

Born April 29th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Bukavu.

Rex Cawley

American hurdler (1940–2022).

Born July 6th, 1940 in Farmington. ^[ref]

Died January 21st, 2022 at 81 years old in Orange.

Joan Haanappel

Dutch figure skater (1940–2024).

Born November 13th, 1940 in The Hague.

Died February 23rd, 2024 at 83 years old in Leuven. ^[ref]

Victor Gnanapragasam

Catholic bishop (1940-2020).

Born November 21st, 1940 in Jaffna.

Died December 12th, 2020 at 80 years old

Vicente Segrelles

Spanish artist.

Born September 9th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Barcelona.

Angelo Rinaldi

French writer (1939–2025).

Born June 17th, 1940 in Bastia. ^[ref]

Died May 7th, 2025 at 84 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Altero Matteoli

Italian politician (1940-2017).

Born September 8th, 1940 in Cecina.

Died December 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Capalbio (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Bob Carmichael

Australian tennis player (1940–2003).

Born July 4th, 1940 in Melbourne.

Died November 18th, 2003 at 63 years old in Melbourne.