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In the year 1940

1,374 Notable birthdays

Pauline Collins

British actress (1940–2025).

Born September 3rd, 1940 in Exmouth.

Died November 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Highgate (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Chuck Mangione

American jazz musician (1940–2025).

Born November 29th, 1940 in Rochester.

Died July 24th, 2025 at 84 years old in Rochester. [ref]

Denis Law

Scottish footballer (1940–2025).

Born February 24th, 1940 in Aberdeen.

Died January 17th, 2025 at 84 years old in Aberdeen (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Krishnam Raju

Indian actor (1940-2022).

Born January 20th, 1940 in Mogalthur.

Died September 11th, 2022 at 82 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]

Wayne Dyer

American writer (1940-2015).

Born May 10th, 1940 in Detroit.

Died August 29th, 2015 at 75 years old in Maui (coronary artery disease). [ref]

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017).

Born March 12th, 1940 in Milwaukee. [ref]

Died February 12th, 2017 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, respiratory failure, seizure). [ref]

James L. Brooks

American director, writer, and producer (born 1940).

Born May 9th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Brooklyn.

Dan Hedaya

American actor (born 1940).

Born July 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

Howard Hesseman

American actor (1940–2022).

Born February 27th, 1940 in Lebanon.

Died January 29th, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]

Linda Gray

American actress.

Born September 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Santa Monica. [ref]

Joe Torre

American baseball player, coach, manager.

Born July 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

Roy DeMeo

American mafia hitman (1940-1983).

Born September 7th, 1940 in Brooklyn.

Died January 10th, 1983 at 42 years old in Brooklyn.

Bill Medley

American singer and songwriter, record producer (born 1940).

Born September 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Don Imus

American radio personality, television show host, recording artist, and author (1940 – 2019).

Born July 23rd, 1940 in Riverside.

Died December 27th, 2019 at 79 years old in College Station (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Barbara Boxer

American politician, united states senator from california.

Born November 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

Stuart Sutcliffe

Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the english rock band the beatles (1940–1962).

Born June 23rd, 1940 in Edinburgh, Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital.

Died April 10th, 1962 at 21 years old in Hamburg (cerebral hemorrhage).

Larry Brown

American basketball coach and player (born 1940).

Born September 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

Dario Argento

Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1940).

Born September 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rome.

John Havlicek

American basketball player (1940–2019).

Born April 8th, 1940 in Martins Ferry.

Died April 25th, 2019 at 79 years old in Jupiter (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Penelope Keith

English actress (born 1940).

Born April 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sutton.

Fran Tarkenton

American football player.

Born February 3rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Richmond.

Michel Temer

24th vice-president of brazil from 2011 to 2016 and 37th president of brazil from 2016 to 2019.

Born September 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Tietê.

Merlin Olsen

American football player and actor (1940-2010).

Born September 15th, 1940 in Logan.

Died March 11th, 2010 at 69 years old in City of Hope National Medical Center (mesothelioma). [ref]

Wilma Rudolph

American athlete (1940–1994).

Born June 23rd, 1940 in Tennessee, Clarksville. [ref]

Died November 12th, 1994 at 54 years old in Brentwood (brain cancer).

Bobby Hatfield

American singer (1940–2003).

Born August 10th, 1940 in Beaver Dam.

Died November 5th, 2003 at 63 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).

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