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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
István Timár
Hungarian canoe racer.
Born January 7th, 1940 in Budapest.
Died December 4th, 1994 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Frans Melckenbeeck
Belgian cyclist.
Born November 15th, 1940 in Lede.
Died October 28th, 2025 at 84 years old in Lede. [ref]
Klaus Berger
German academic theologian (1940–2020).
Born November 25th, 1940 in Hildesheim.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 79 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Viktor Kuzkin
Russian ice hockey player (1940–2008).
Born July 6th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 67 years old in Sochi (drowning).
Antoni Krauze
Polish film director and screenwriter (1940–2018).
Born January 4th, 1940 in Warsaw.
Died February 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luis Ubiña
Uruguayan footballer (1940-2013).
Born June 7th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Jürgen Kurbjuhn
German footballer (1940-2014).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Sovetsk.
Died March 15th, 2014 at 73 years old in Buxtehude. [ref]
Vladimir Yurzinov
Russian ice hockey player and coach.
Born February 20th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Moscow.
Teruki Miyamoto
Japanese association football player (1940-2000).
Born December 26th, 1940 in Hiroshima.
Died February 2nd, 2000 at 59 years old in Fukuoka (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandr Proshkin
Soviet and russian film director and screenwriter.
Born March 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Saint Petersburg.
Ramon Barnils i Folguera
Catalan journalist (1940–2001).
Born October 13th, 1940 in Sabadell.
Died March 14th, 2001 at 60 years old in Reus (cancer).
Bernhard Sinkel
German film director and screenwriter.
Born January 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Frankfurt.
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
Icelandic writer (1940–2010).
Born December 10th, 1940 in Hornstrandir. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2010 at 69 years old in Reykjavík.
István Csom
(1940–2021) hungarian chess player.
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Sátoraljaújhely.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Nicolae Martinescu
Olympic wrestler (1940–2013).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Vișani.
Died April 1st, 2013 at 73 years old in Bucharest.
Eldrid Lunden
Norwegian poet and creative writing professor.
Born October 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Naustdal Municipality.
William Stowe
American rower.
Born March 23rd, 1940 in Oak Park.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Lake Placid.
Karl-Heinz Thielen
German footballer (born 1940).
Santos Juliá
Spanish historian.
Born September 16th, 1940 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (cancer). [ref]
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