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In the year 1940
1,374 Notable birthdays
Phil Ochs
American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976).
Born December 19th, 1940 in El Paso.
Died April 9th, 1976 at 35 years old in Far Rockaway (hanging to death).
Ted Koppel
British-born american broadcast journalist (born 1940).
Born February 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nelson.
Don Francisco
Chilean television personality (born 1940).
Born December 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Talca.
Chip Taylor
American songwriter.
Born March 21st, 1940 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2026 at 86 years old (cancer). [ref]
Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer (1940-2016).
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer, surgical complications). [ref]
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist (1940–2003).
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Acton.
Died March 8th, 2003 at 62 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction).
Johnny Nash
American singer (1940–2020).
Born August 19th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Houston. [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]
Austin Pendleton
American actor and director (born 1940).
Born March 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Warren.
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 association football player (1940–2018).
Born May 14th, 1940 in Dailly.
Died January 10th, 2018 at 77 years old in Warrington. [ref]
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]
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]
Bob Mackie
American fashion designer (born 1940).
Born March 24th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Monterey Park.
Jerry Lawson
American video game developer.
Born December 1st, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died April 9th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mountain View (diabetes).
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]
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]
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]
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