Gottfried Münzenberg

German physicist (1940–2024).

Born March 17th, 1940 in Nordhausen.

Died January 2nd, 2024 at 83 years old in Greifswald.

Mokdad Sifi

Algerian politician.

Born April 21st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Tébessa.

Enrico Feroci

Roman catholic cardinal.

Born August 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pizzoli.

Marcel Aubour

French footballer.

Born June 17th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Saint-Tropez.

Mirjam Pressler

German writer and translator (1940–2019).

Born June 18th, 1940 in Darmstadt.

Died January 16th, 2019 at 78 years old in Landshut. ^[ref]

Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel

Mexican bishop.

Born May 1st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Chiltepec de Hidalgo.

Dirk Galuba

German actor.

Born August 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Piła. ^[ref]

Boris Ignatyev

Soviet footballer.

Born December 5th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died January 27th, 2026 at 85 years old (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Cahit Zarifoğlu

Turkish poet and writer (1940–1987).

Born July 1st, 1940 in Ankara.

Died June 7th, 1987 at 46 years old in Istanbul (cancer).

Ulla Wiesner

German singer.

Born December 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Werl.

Viktor Serebryanikov

Ukrainian footballer (1940-2014).

Born March 29th, 1940 in Zaporizhzhia.

Died November 12th, 2014 at 74 years old in Kyiv.

Jaak Lipso

Estonian basketball player and coach (1940–2023).

Born April 18th, 1940 in Tallinn.

Died March 3rd, 2023 at 82 years old in Tallinn. ^[ref]

Antonella Ragno-Lonzi

Italian fencer, 1972 olympic gold foil.

Born June 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Venice.

Iraj Bashiri

American historian.

Born July 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Behbahan.

Klaas Nuninga

Dutch footballer.

Born November 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Winschoten.

Carles Santos

Spanish pianist, artist (1940–2017).

Born July 1st, 1940 in Vinaròs.

Died December 4th, 2017 at 77 years old in Vinaròs (ventricular hypertrophy). ^[ref]

Wolfgang Paul

German footballer (1940-2026).

Born January 25th, 1940 in Olsberg.

Died June 28th, 2026 at 86 years old in Olsberg. ^[ref]

Franco Balmamion

Italian racing cyclist.

Born January 11th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nole.

Marianne Ahrne

Swedish film director, screenwriter.

Born May 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Lund.

Guy Périllat

French alpine skier.

Born February 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in La Clusaz.

Vyacheslav Starshinov

Russian ice hockey player.

Born May 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Moscow.

Vladas Česiūnas

Lithuanian canoe racer (1940–2023).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Vyšnialaukis.

Died January 16th, 2023 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Jesper Langberg

Danish actor (1940–2019).

Born October 20th, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died June 29th, 2019 at 78 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Robert Budzynski

French footballer (1940–2023).

Born May 21st, 1940 in Calonne-Ricouart.

Died July 17th, 2023 at 83 years old in Nantes. ^[ref]

Anja Breien

Norwegian film director (1940–2026).

Born July 12th, 1940 in Oslo.

Died May 10th, 2026 at 85 years old in Oslo. ^[ref]