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In the year 1940

1,237 Notable birthdays

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]

Judy Cornwell

English actress.

Born February 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Hammersmith.

Wangari Muta Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the nobel peace prize in 2004.

Born April 1st, 1940 in Nyeri.

Died September 25th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nairobi (ovarian cancer).

Austin Pendleton

American actor and director.

Born March 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Warren.

Robert Walker, Jr.

American actor (1940-2019).

Born April 15th, 1940 in Queens.

Died December 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Malibu. [ref]

Marlène Jobert

French actress and author..

Born November 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Algiers.

Tommy Lawrence

Scottish footballer (1940-2018).

Born May 14th, 1940 in Dalry.

Died January 9th, 2018 at 77 years old in Warrington. [ref]

William Cohen

American politician.

Born August 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bangor.

James Burrows

American television director.

Born December 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

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]

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