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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
László Keglovich
Hungarian association football player.
Born February 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sopron.
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.
Alberto Fouilloux
Chilean footballer (1940-2018).
Born November 22nd, 1940 in Santiago.
Died June 23rd, 2018 at 77 years old in Santiago (lung cancer). [ref]
Klaus Rost
German wrestler (1940–2023).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Witten.
Died August 10th, 2023 at 83 years old in Witten. [ref]
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).
Youssef Anis Abi-Aad
Maronite archbishop of aleppo (1940–2017).
Born January 12th, 1940 in Dfoun.
Died May 6th, 2017 at 77 years old
Kaj Hansen
Danish footballer (1940-2009).
Born August 16th, 1940 in Copenhagen.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 68 years old in Sweden. [ref]
Ion Monea
Boxer (1940–2011).
Born November 30th, 1940 in Tohanu Vechi.
Died March 1st, 2011 at 70 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer). [ref]
Adrien Zeller
French politician (1940-2009).
Born April 2nd, 1940 in Saverne. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2009 at 69 years old in Haguenau (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Bielicki
Argentine chess player (1940–2024).
Born May 15th, 1940 in Uruguay.
Died September 9th, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]
Egon Henninger
East german swimmer.
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Kühlungsborn.
Died August 10th, 2025 at 85 years old in Graal-Müritz. [ref]
Zoran Janković
Water polo player.
Born January 8th, 1940 in Zenica.
Died May 25th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade.
Jules Fontaine Sambwa
Congo politician (1940-1998).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Mbandaka.
Died March 4th, 1998 at 57 years old
Frans Brands
Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2008).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Berendrecht.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 68 years old in Blankenberge.
Jean-Claude Piumi
French footballer (1940-1996).
Born May 27th, 1940 in Giraumont.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 55 years old in Fréjus.
Tsutomu Hanahara
Olympic wrestler (1940–2024).
Born January 3rd, 1940 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 84 years old in Suginami. [ref]
Vytautas Briedis
Lithuanian rower (1940–2019).
Born August 27th, 1940 in Nausėdžiai.
Died September 22nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Péter Rusorán
Hungarian water polo player (1940–2012).
Born April 11th, 1940 in Budapest.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 71 years old in Paloznak. [ref]
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