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In the year 1940
1,266 Notable birthdays
Johnny Nash
American pop singer-songwriter.
Born August 19th, 1940 in Houston.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Houston. [ref]
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Acton. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2003 at 62 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer.
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications, stomach cancer). [ref]
Sue Grafton
American writer (1940-2017).
Born April 24th, 1940 in Louisville. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2017 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (appendix cancer). [ref]
Mamnoon Hussain
12th president of pakistan from 2013 to 2018.
Born December 23rd, 1940 in Agra.
Died July 14th, 2021 at 80 years old in Karachi (cancer). [ref]
Robert Walker Jr.
American actor (1940–2019).
Born April 15th, 1940 in New York City, Queens.
Died December 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Tommy Lawrence
Scottish footballer (1940-2018).
Died January 9th, 2018 at 77 years old in Warrington. [ref]
Tim Brooke-Taylor
English comedian and actor (1940-2020).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Buxton.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cookham (COVID-19). [ref]
Jerry Lawson
American video game developer.
Born December 1st, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died April 9th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mountain View (diabetes).
Billy Fury
British rock and roll singer (1940–1983).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Liverpool.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 42 years old in Paddington (myocardial infarction).
Bob Mackie
American fashion designer (born 1940).
Born March 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Monterey Park.
James Gammon
American actor (1940–2010).
Born April 20th, 1940 in Newman.
Died July 16th, 2010 at 70 years old in Costa Mesa (liver cancer). [ref]
Chuck Close
American artist (1940–2021).
Born July 5th, 1940 in Monroe. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2021 at 81 years old in Oceanside (heart failure). [ref]
Michael Sarrazin
Canadian actor (1940-2011).
Born May 22nd, 1940 in Quebec City.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Haing S. Ngor
Cambodian-american physician and actor (1940–1996).
Born March 22nd, 1940 in French Indochina.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
Stuart Margolin
American actor and director (1940–2022).
Born January 31st, 1940 in Davenport. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2022 at 82 years old in Staunton. [ref]
Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Sultan of oman from 1970 to 2020 (1940–2020).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Salalah.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 79 years old in Seeb (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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