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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
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]
Jürgen Kurbjuhn
German footballer (1940-2014).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Sovetsk.
Died March 15th, 2014 at 73 years old in Buxtehude. [ref]
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).
Bernhard Sinkel
German film director and screenwriter.
Born January 19th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Frankfurt.
István Csom
(1940–2021) hungarian chess player.
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Sátoraljaújhely.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
Icelandic writer (1940–2010).
Born December 10th, 1940 in Hornstrandir. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2010 at 69 years old in Reykjavík.
Klaus Berger
German academic theologian (1940–2020).
Born November 25th, 1940 in Hildesheim.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 79 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Luis Ubiña
Uruguayan footballer (1940-2013).
Born July 7th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Vladimir Yurzinov
Russian ice hockey player and coach.
Born February 20th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Moscow.
Otacílio Gonçalves
Brazilian football manager (born 1940).
Born June 16th, 1940 in Santa Maria.
Died November 18th, 2025 at 85 years old in Porto Alegre. [ref]
William Stowe
American rower.
Born March 23rd, 1940 in Oak Park.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Lake Placid.
Aleksandr Proshkin
Soviet and russian film director and screenwriter.
Born March 25th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Saint Petersburg.
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.
Karl-Heinz Thielen
German footballer (born 1940).
Frans Melckenbeeck
Belgian cyclist.
Born November 15th, 1940 in Lede.
Died October 28th, 2025 at 84 years old in Lede. [ref]
Zbigniew Romaszewski
Polish politician (1940–2014).
Born January 2nd, 1940 in Warsaw.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 74 years old in Warsaw.
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]
Rein Aun
Estonian athletics competitor (1940–1995).
Born October 5th, 1940 in Tallinn.
Died March 11th, 1995 at 54 years old in Tallinn.
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