Fotis Kafatos

Greek biologist (1940-2017).

Born April 16th, 1940 in Heraklion.

Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Heraklion.

Roger K. Crouch

American astronaut.

Born September 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Jamestown.

Grigori Gorin

Russian writer (1940–2000).

Born March 12th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died June 15th, 2000 at 60 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Filip David

Serbian writer.

Born July 4th, 1940 in Kragujevac.

Died April 14th, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Gianni Cavina

Italian actor (1940-2022).

Born December 9th, 1940 in Bologna.

Died March 26th, 2022 at 81 years old in Bologna. ^[ref]

Charles T. Kowal

American astronomer (1940-2011).

Born November 8th, 1940 in Buffalo.

Died November 28th, 2011 at 71 years old in Cinebar. ^[ref]

Jesús López Cobos

Spanish conductor (1940-2018).

Born February 25th, 1940 in Toro.

Died March 2nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Berlin (cancer). ^[ref]

Javed Akhtar

Pakistani cricketer & umpire (1940-2016).

Born November 21st, 1940 in Delhi.

Died July 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Rawalpindi. ^[ref]

Gheorghe Gruia

Romanian handball player (1940–2015).

Born October 2nd, 1940 in Bucharest.

Died December 9th, 2015 at 75 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Michael Plumb

American equestrian.

Born March 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Islip.