Peter Benchley

American author (1940-2006).

Born May 8th, 1940 in New York City.

Died February 12th, 2006 at 65 years old in Princeton (lung disease).

Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf

Diplomatic politician and he was the iraqi information minister under iraqi president saddam hussein, acting as the spokesperson for the arab socialist ba'ath party and saddam's government..

Born July 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hillah.

Screaming Lord Sutch

British singer, radio personality, politician (1940–1999).

Born November 10th, 1940 in Hampstead.

Died June 16th, 1999 at 58 years old in South Harrow.

Roberto Cavalli

Italian fashion designer (1940–2024).

Born November 15th, 1940 in Florence.

Died April 12th, 2024 at 83 years old in Florence. ^[ref]

Tony Tan Keng Yam

7th president of singapore.

Born February 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Singapore in the Straits Settlements.

Hannelore Schmatz

West german mountain climber (1940–1979).

Born February 16th, 1940 in Regensburg.

Died October 2nd, 1979 at 39 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia).

Michael Cole

American actor (1940–2024).

Born July 3rd, 1940 in Madison. ^[ref]

Died December 10th, 2024 at 84 years old in Tarzana. ^[ref]

Annie Ernaux

French writer.

Born September 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lillebonne.

Julian Bond

American social activist (1940–2015).

Born January 14th, 1940 in Nashville. ^[ref]

Died August 15th, 2015 at 75 years old in Fort Walton Beach. ^[ref]

Jack Thompson

Australian actor.

Born August 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sydney.

Bibi Besch

American-austrian actress.

Born February 1st, 1940 in Vienna.

Died September 7th, 1996 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).

Daniel J. Travanti

American actor (born 1940).

Born March 7th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kenosha.

Burhanuddin Rabbani

Afghanistan politician, former president of afghanistan (1992-2001).

Born September 20th, 1940 in Fayzabad.

Died September 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Kabul. ^[ref]

Don LaFontaine

American voice actor (1940-2008).

Born August 26th, 1940 in Duluth.

Died September 1st, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory disease). ^[ref]

Luke Kelly

Irish singer and musician (1940–1984).

Born November 17th, 1940 in Dublin.

Died January 30th, 1984 at 43 years old in Dublin (brain cancer).

Susan Harris

American television comedy writer and producer (born 1940).

Born October 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mount Vernon.

Roy Ayers

American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025).

Born September 10th, 1940 in Los Angeles.

Died March 4th, 2025 at 84 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Manfred Mann

South african-born musician.

Born October 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Johannesburg.

Andrzej Żuławski

Polish film director (1940-2016).

Born November 22nd, 1940 in Lviv.

Died February 17th, 2016 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). ^[ref]

I. Bartholomeos

Ecumenist ecumenical patriarch of constantinople since 1991.

Born February 29th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Zeytinliköy. ^[ref]

Solomon Burke

American singer (1940–2010).

Born March 21st, 1940 in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Died October 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Haarlemmermeer. ^[ref]

Barbara Valentin

Austrian actress (1940-2002).

Born December 15th, 1940 in Vienna.

Died February 22nd, 2002 at 61 years old in Munich (cerebral hemorrhage).

Candi Staton

American singer–songwriter (born 1940).

Born March 13th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hanceville.

Philippe Cousteau

French diver and cinematographer (1940–1979).

Born December 30th, 1940 in Toulon.

Died June 28th, 1979 at 38 years old in Alverca do Ribatejo.

Leonard Susskind

American physicist.

Born May 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City. ^[ref]