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In the year 1940

1,239 Notable birthdays

Nuala O'Faolain

Irish writer (1940–2008).

Born March 1st, 1940 in Dublin.

Died May 9th, 2008 at 68 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Christoph Blocher

Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the swiss federal council.

Born October 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Schaffhausen. [ref]

Talal Maddah

Saudi arabian musician.

Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.

Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).

Larry Young

American jazz musician (1940-1978).

Born October 7th, 1940 in Newark.

Died March 30th, 1978 at 37 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Robert Jervis

American political scientist.

Born April 30th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 9th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]

Francesco Guccini

Italian singer-songwriter (1940-).

Born June 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Modena.

Daniel Goldin

American engineer.

Born July 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

Lebbeus Woods

American architect (1940-2012).

Born May 31st, 1940 in Lansing. [ref]

Died October 30th, 2012 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]

Hannah Wilke

American artist (1940-1993).

Born March 7th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]

Died January 28th, 1993 at 52 years old in Houston (lymphoma). [ref]

John D. Caputo

American philosopher.

Born October 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Philadelphia.

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