Gregorio San Miguel

Spanish racing cyclist ( basque country ).

Born December 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Balmaseda.

Roland Mitoraj

French professional football defender.

Born February 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Bourges.

André Pierre Louis Dupuy

French archbishop.

Born February 13th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Soustons.

Andrea Mugione

Italian catholic archbishop.

Born November 9th, 1940 in Caivano.

Died February 26th, 2020 at 79 years old in Naples.

Jürgen Oelke

German rower.

Born November 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Berlin.

Jürgen Brecht

German fencer.

Born March 1st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Speyer.

Barbara Partee

American linguist.

Born June 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Englewood.

Franco Valle

Boxer (1940-2003).

Born February 15th, 1940 in Genoa.

Died April 10th, 2003 at 63 years old in Genoa.

Boris Perušič

Czechoslovak volleyballist.

Born July 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Ernst Veenemans

Dutch rower (1940–2017).

Born March 18th, 1940 in Haarlem.

Died October 2nd, 2017 at 77 years old in Laren. ^[ref]

Christel Steffin

East german swimmer.

Born April 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hohennauen.

Tekiree Tamuera

I-kiribati politician.

Born February 16th, 1940 (age 86 years).

Susanna Mildonian

Belgian musician (1940–2022).

Born July 2nd, 1940 in Venice.

Died October 7th, 2022 at 82 years old in Brussels-Capital Region.

Ryoo Chang-kil

North korean footballer.

Born November 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in North Korea.

Raymond Riotte

Road bicycle racer.

Born February 16th, 1940 in Sarry.

Died April 14th, 2026 at 86 years old in Avallon.

Shozo Tsugitani

Japanese association football player (1940–1978).

Born June 25th, 1940 in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Died June 2nd, 1978 at 37 years old in Kobe (liver cirrhosis).

Vyacheslav Ionov

Soviet canoeist (1940–2012).

Born June 26th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died June 25th, 2012 at 71 years old

Valeri Rubinchik

Soviet and belarusian actor and film director (1940–2011).

Born April 17th, 1940 in Minsk.

Died March 2nd, 2011 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Henryk Trębicki

Polish weightlifter (1940–1996).

Born October 22nd, 1940 in Janowszczyzna.

Died June 8th, 1996 at 55 years old in Warsaw.

José de Anchieta Fontana

Brazilian footballer (1940-1980).

Born December 31st, 1940 in Santa Teresa.

Died September 9th, 1980 at 39 years old in Santa Teresa (myocardial infarction).

Hannu Taipale

Cross-country skier.

Born June 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Veteli.

Miklós Meszéna

Hungarian fencer (1940–1995).

Born December 14th, 1940 in Budapest.

Died July 29th, 1995 at 54 years old in Budapest.

Peter Kremtz

East german rower.

Born April 26th, 1940 in Meissen.

Died February 23rd, 2014 at 73 years old (myocardial infarction).

Dénes Pócsik

Hungarian water polo player (1940–2004).

Born March 9th, 1940 in Kunágota.

Died November 20th, 2004 at 64 years old in Eger.

Elizabeth Ferris

English diver (1940-2012).

Born November 19th, 1940 in Bridgwater.

Died April 12th, 2012 at 71 years old in London. ^[ref]