Joanna Jędryka

Polish actress.

Born January 1st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Terebovlia.

Zbigniew Romaszewski

Polish politician (1940–2014).

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Warsaw.

Died February 13th, 2014 at 74 years old in Warsaw.

Helga Hösl-Thaw

German tennis player (1940-2015).

Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.

Died September 12th, 2015 at 75 years old in Utting.

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]

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]

Arnold Othmar Wieland

Italian theologian.

Born August 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lengmoos.

Rein Aun

Estonian athletics competitor (1940–1995).

Born October 5th, 1940 in Tallinn.

Died March 11th, 1995 at 54 years old in Tallinn.

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).

Kaspar Rostrup

Danish theatre and film director.

Born April 27th, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died November 10th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Niilo Halonen

Finnish ski jumper (1940–2025).

Born December 25th, 1940 in Kouvola.

Died August 17th, 2025 at 84 years old in Helsinki. ^[ref]

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]

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.

Jacques Duquesne

Belgian footballer (1940-2023).

Born April 22nd, 1940 in Marcinelle.

Died December 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Marcinelle. ^[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]

Cornel Oțelea

Romanian handball player (1940–2025).

Born November 19th, 1940 in Șeica Mare.

Died January 22nd, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

William Murphy

American catholic bishop.

Born May 14th, 1940 in Boston.

Died March 26th, 2026 at 85 years old in Rockville Centre. ^[ref]

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.

Félix Ruiz

Spanish footballer (1940-1993).

Born July 11th, 1940 in Olite/Erriberri.

Died February 11th, 1993 at 52 years old in Madrid.

Alicia Dujovne Ortiz

Argentine writer and journalist.

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Buenos Aires.

Mario Zanin

Olympic cycling gold.

Born July 3rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Santa Lucia di Piave.

Gennadi Krasnitsky

Soviet footballer-manager (1940-1988).

Born August 27th, 1940 in Tashkent.

Died June 12th, 1988 at 47 years old in Bokhtar.

Viktor Getmanov

Russian footballer (1940-1995).

Born May 4th, 1940 in Leselidze.

Died April 23rd, 1995 at 54 years old in Rostov-on-Don.

Silvano Bertini

Boxer (1940–2021).

Born March 27th, 1940 in Signa.

Died June 27th, 2021 at 81 years old in Florence. ^[ref]

Carmo de Souza

Olympic basketball player (1940-2008).

Born July 16th, 1940 in Araraquara.

Died December 22nd, 2008 at 68 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia).