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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
Luciano Armani
Italian road bicycle racer (1940–2023).
Born October 12th, 1940 in Felegara.
Died February 4th, 2023 at 82 years old in Fidenza. [ref]
Vito Taccone
Italian racing cyclist (1940–2007).
Born May 6th, 1940 in Avezzano.
Died October 15th, 2007 at 67 years old in Avezzano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jacques Duquesne
Belgian footballer (1940-2023).
Born April 22nd, 1940 in Marcinelle.
Died December 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Marcinelle. [ref]
Anna Chromý
Czech painter and sculptor (1940–2021).
Born July 18th, 1940 in Český Krumlov. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2021 at 81 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Cliff Pennington
Canadian ice hockey player (1940-2020).
Born April 18th, 1940 in Winnipeg.
Died May 26th, 2020 at 80 years old in St. Petersburg.
Helga Hösl-Thaw
German tennis player (1940-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died September 12th, 2015 at 75 years old in Utting.
Ercan Aktuna
Turkish association football player (1940–2013).
Born June 26th, 1940 in Istanbul.
Died September 20th, 2013 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Svetozar Vujović
Yugoslav footballer (1940-1993).
Born March 3rd, 1940 in Baljci.
Died January 16th, 1993 at 52 years old in Sarajevo.
Alicia Dujovne Ortiz
Argentine writer and journalist.
Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Buenos Aires.
Silvano Bertini
Boxer (1940–2021).
Born March 27th, 1940 in Signa.
Died June 27th, 2021 at 81 years old in Florence. [ref]
Viktor Getmanov
Russian footballer (1940-1995).
Born May 4th, 1940 in Leselidze.
Died April 23rd, 1995 at 54 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Youssef Anis Abi-Aad
Maronite archbishop of aleppo (1940–2017).
Born January 12th, 1940 in Dfoun.
Died May 6th, 2017 at 77 years old
László Keglovich
Hungarian association football player.
Born February 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sopron.
Julien Kialunda
Congolese footballer (1940–1987).
Born April 24th, 1940 in Matadi.
Died September 14th, 1987 at 47 years old in Antwerp (death from AIDS-related complications).
José de la Paz Herrera
Honduran footballer (1940–2021).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Soledad.
Died April 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Tegucigalpa (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Gordon Harris
English football player (1940–2014).
Born June 2nd, 1940 in England.
Died February 10th, 2014 at 73 years old in Langold. [ref]
Félix Ruiz
Spanish footballer (1940-1993).
Born July 11th, 1940 in Olite/Erriberri.
Died February 11th, 1993 at 52 years old in Madrid.
Klaus Rost
German wrestler (1940–2023).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Witten.
Died August 10th, 2023 at 83 years old in Witten. [ref]
Kaspar Rostrup
Danish theatre and film director.
Born April 27th, 1940 in Frederiksberg.
Died November 10th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Gennadi Krasnitsky
Soviet footballer-manager (1940-1988).
Born August 27th, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died June 12th, 1988 at 47 years old in Bokhtar.
Nancy Lethcoe
American swimmer.
Born June 29th, 1940 in Seattle.
Died March 30th, 2022 at 81 years old in Valdez. [ref]
William Ferguson
South african racing driver (1940–2007).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Johannesburg.
Died May 19th, 2007 at 67 years old in Durban.
Valentín Uriona
Spanish road bicycle racer (1940–1967).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Muxika.
Died July 30th, 1967 at 26 years old in Sabadell (falling from height).
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