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In the year 1940

1,371 Notable birthdays

Denis Guedj

French mathematician and writer (1940–2010).

Born November 22nd, 1940 in Sétif.

Died April 24th, 2010 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Jamshed Karimov

Tajikistani politician.

Born August 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Dushanbe.

Ildikó Pécsi

Hungarian actress (1940–2020).

Born May 21st, 1940 in Polgár.

Died December 5th, 2020 at 80 years old in Gödöllő. [ref]

Veikko Kankkonen

Finnish ski jumper.

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

Imre Komora

Hungarian association football player (1940–2024).

Born June 5th, 1940 in Budapest.

Died August 15th, 2024 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Sotsha Dlamini

Prime minister of eswatini(1940-2017).

Born May 27th, 1940 in Mankayane.

Died February 7th, 2017 at 76 years old in Mankayane.

Julio César Benítez

Uruguayan footballer (1940–1968).

Born October 1st, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died April 6th, 1968 at 27 years old in Barcelona (foodborne illness).

Judy Amoore

Australian 400m and 800m runner.

Born June 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Melbourne.

Gunnar Berge

Norwegian politician (1940- ).

Born August 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Etne Municipality. [ref]

Vojislav Melić

Serbian footballer (1940–2006).

Born January 5th, 1940 in Šabac. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2006 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Jacques Hustin

Artist, singer-songwriter (1940-2009).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Liège.

Died April 6th, 2009 at 69 years old [ref]

Dominic Mai Thanh Lương

Auxiliary bishop of orange in california.

Born December 20th, 1940 in Vietnam.

Died December 6th, 2017 at 76 years old in Orange.

Naoki Tanaka

Japanese politician.

Born June 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kanazawa.

Mandé Sidibé

Malian economist (1940-2009).

Born January 20th, 1940 in Bafoulabé. [ref]

Died August 25th, 2009 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Tommy Troelsen

Danish footballer.

Born July 10th, 1940 in Nykøbing Mors.

Died March 8th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]

Edy Hubacher

Bobsledder.

Born April 15th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Bern, Urtenen.

Dino Zandegù

Italian racing cyclist.

Born May 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rubano.

Silva Batuta

Brazilian footballer (1940-2020).

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Ribeirão Preto.

Died September 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Faimalaga Luka

Prime minister of tuvalu (1940-2005).

Born April 15th, 1940.

Died August 19th, 2005 at 65 years old in Suva.

Győző Kulcsár

Hungarian fencer (1940-2018).

Born October 18th, 1940 in Budapest.

Died September 19th, 2018 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Antonella Ragno-Lonzi

Italian fencer, 1972 olympic gold foil.

Born June 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Venice.

Dani Shmulevich-Rom

Israeli footballer (1940–2021).

Born November 29th, 1940 in Haifa.

Died January 18th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]

Miguel Ángel Estrella

Argentine pianist (1940–2022).

Born July 4th, 1940 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]

Died April 7th, 2022 at 81 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]

Alfred Znamierowski

Polish vexillologist.

Born June 21st, 1940 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Stanislav Stepashkin

Boxer (1940–2013).

Born September 1st, 1940 in Moscow.

Died September 4th, 2013 at 73 years old in Moscow.

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