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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
Zoran Janković
Water polo player.
Born January 8th, 1940 in Zenica.
Died May 25th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade.
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]
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).
Carlos Bielicki
Argentine chess player (1940–2024).
Born May 15th, 1940 in Uruguay.
Died September 9th, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]
Vytautas Briedis
Lithuanian rower (1940–2019).
Born August 27th, 1940 in Nausėdžiai.
Died September 22nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Frans Brands
Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2008).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Berendrecht.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 68 years old in Blankenberge.
William Murphy
American catholic bishop.
Born March 29th, 1940 in Boston.
Died March 26th, 2026 at 85 years old in Rockville Centre. [ref]
Tsutomu Hanahara
Olympic wrestler (1940–2024).
Born January 3rd, 1940 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 84 years old in Suginami. [ref]
Jean-Claude Piumi
French footballer (1940-1996).
Born May 27th, 1940 in Giraumont.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 55 years old in Fréjus.
Niilo Halonen
Finnish ski jumper (1940–2025).
Born December 25th, 1940 in Kouvola.
Died August 17th, 2025 at 84 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Kaj Hansen
Danish footballer (1940-2009).
Born August 16th, 1940 in Copenhagen.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 68 years old in Sweden. [ref]
Jules Fontaine Sambwa
Congo politician (1940-1998).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Mbandaka.
Died March 4th, 1998 at 57 years old
Jürgen Heinsch
East german football player and coach (1940–2022).
Born July 4th, 1940 in Lübeck.
Died July 14th, 2022 at 82 years old [ref]
Kálmán Sóvári
Hungarian footballer (1940–2020).
Born December 21st, 1940 in Budapest.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 79 years old [ref]
Horst Weigang
East german footballer (1940–2024).
Born September 30th, 1940 in Bielawa.
Died September 6th, 2024 at 83 years old [ref]
František Schmucker
Czech footballer (1940-2004).
Born January 28th, 1940 in Jarovce.
Died July 15th, 2004 at 64 years old in Ostrava. [ref]
Takuji Hayata
Japanese artistic gymnast (born 1940).
Born October 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Tanabe.
Egon Henninger
East german swimmer.
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Kühlungsborn.
Died August 10th, 2025 at 85 years old in Graal-Müritz. [ref]
William Fisher
Scottish boxer (1940–2018).
Born March 14th, 1940 in Craigneuk.
Died October 6th, 2018 at 78 years old in Wishaw. [ref]
Aurelio González Puente
Road bicycle racer.
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