Khabibullo Abdusamatov

Russian astrophysicist.

Born October 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Samarkand.

Władysław Komar

Athletics competitor (1940-1998).

Born April 11th, 1940 in Kaunas.

Died August 17th, 1998 at 58 years old in Przybiernów (traffic collision).

Anzor Kavazashvili

Georgian footballer.

Born July 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Batumi.

Eddie Miles

American basketball player.

Born July 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in North Little Rock.

Brigitte Kronauer

German writer (1940-2019).

Born December 29th, 1940 in Essen. ^[ref]

Died July 22nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Jumber Patiashvili

Soviet-georgian politician; first secretary of the communist party of georgia.

Born January 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Lagodekhi.

Tom Williams

American ice hockey player, born 1940.

Born April 17th, 1940 in Duluth.

Died February 8th, 1992 at 51 years old in Marlborough.

Chris Newman

Sound mixer and director.

Born February 17th, 1940 in New York City.

Died February 3rd, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Bram Peper

Dutch politician (1940–2022).

Born February 13th, 1940 in Haarlem.

Died August 20th, 2022 at 82 years old in Capelle aan den IJssel. ^[ref]

Reijo Taipale

Finnish pop and tango singer (1940–2019).

Born March 9th, 1940 in Miehikkälä. ^[ref]

Died April 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Helsinki (disease). ^[ref]