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In the year 1940
1,371 Notable birthdays
Béla Kuharszki
Hungarian footballer (1940-2016).
Born April 29th, 1940 in Budapest.
Died March 7th, 2016 at 75 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Andrzej Kotkowski
Polish film director, screenwriter (1940–2016).
Born February 17th, 1940 in Lviv.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Hamza Ben Driss Ottmani
Moroccan engineer, economist and writer.
Born May 10th, 1940 in Essaouira.
Died May 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Giancarlo Cella
Italian footballer.
Born September 5th, 1940 in Bobbio.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 85 years old [ref]
Carl von Essen
Swedish fencer (1940-2021).
Born October 18th, 1940 in Jönköping.
Died November 11th, 2021 at 81 years old in Björnlunda. [ref]
Mutsuhiko Nomura
Japanese association football player.
Born February 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hiroshima.
Aleksey Nikanchikov
Fencer (1940–1972).
Born July 30th, 1940 in Yagodnoye.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 31 years old in Minsk (traffic collision).
Hugo Lepe
Chilean footballer (1940–1991).
Born April 14th, 1940 in Santiago.
Died July 4th, 1991 at 51 years old in Santiago.
Vadim Kapranov
Soviet basketball coach and basketball player (1940–2021).
Born February 26th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Rafał Piszcz
Polish canoeist (1940–2012).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Poznań.
Died September 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in Poznań. [ref]
Dirk Sager
German journalist (1940–2014).
Born August 13th, 1940 in Hamburg.
Died January 2nd, 2014 at 73 years old in Potsdam (stroke).
Erik Hartsuiker
Dutch rower (1940–2019).
Born October 19th, 1940 in Avereest.
Died January 13th, 2019 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Aivars Endziņš
Latvian politician (1940–2023).
Born December 8th, 1940 in Riga.
Died November 21st, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Masahiro Hamazaki
Japanese association football player (1940–2011).
Born March 14th, 1940 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 10th, 2011 at 71 years old in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Inger Alfvén
Swedish author and socionom (1940–2022).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Stockholm.
Died July 26th, 2022 at 82 years old [ref]
Örjan Sandler
Swedish olympic speed skater.
Born September 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sunne Municipality.
Károly Fatér
Hungarian football player (1940–2020).
Born April 9th, 1940 in Zalagyömörő.
Died September 19th, 2020 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ewald Walch
Luger.
Born August 18th, 1940 in Innsbruck.
Died October 27th, 2023 at 83 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Petar Velichkov
Bulgarian footballer (1940-1993).
Born August 8th, 1940 in Bulgaria.
Died July 15th, 1993 at 52 years old in Bulgaria.
Eduard Gushchin
Soviet shot putter and olympic medalist (1940–2011).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Motygino, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Died March 14th, 2011 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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