Klaus Wennemann

German actor (1940–2000).

Born December 18th, 1940 in Oer-Erkenschwick.

Died January 7th, 2000 at 59 years old in Bad Aibling (lung cancer).

Endre Szemerédi

Hungarian-american mathematician and theoretical computer scientist.

Born August 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Budapest.

Chris Menges

British cinematographer and film director.

Born September 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kington.

Phillip Johnson

American legal academic.

Born June 18th, 1940 in Aurora.

Died November 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Berkeley. ^[ref]

Rudolph Moshammer

German fashion designer (1940–2005).

Born September 27th, 1940 in Munich.

Died January 14th, 2005 at 64 years old in Grünwald.

Mike Beuttler

Racecar driver.

Born April 13th, 1940 in Cairo.

Died December 29th, 1988 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).

Just Jaeckin

French film director.

Born August 8th, 1940 in Vichy.

Died September 6th, 2022 at 82 years old in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer. ^[ref]

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

Portuguese sociologist.

Born November 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Coimbra.

Mate Boban

Bosnian croat politician (1940-1997).

Born February 12th, 1940 in Sovići. ^[ref]

Died July 7th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mostar (cerebral hemorrhage).

Ali Nasir Muhammad

Leader of south yemen from 1980 to 1986.

Born December 31st, 1940 (age 85 years). ^[ref]