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In the year 1940

1,240 Notable birthdays

Pierre Duchesne

Lieutenant governor of quebec.

Born February 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in La Malbaie.

Angel Lagdameo

Catholic archbishop.

Born August 2nd, 1940 in Lucban.

Died July 8th, 2022 at 81 years old

Bohdan Paczyński

Polish astronomer (1940-2007).

Born February 8th, 1940 in Vilnius.

Died April 19th, 2007 at 67 years old in Princeton (brain cancer). [ref]

Vyacheslav Artyomov

Russian composer.

Born June 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Moscow.

Theo Laseroms

Dutch footballer and manager (1940-1991).

Born March 8th, 1940 in Roosendaal.

Died April 25th, 1991 at 51 years old in Zwolle (myocardial infarction).

Martin Mulligan

Australian tennis player.

Born October 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sydney.

Gösta Pettersson

Swedish road racing cyclist.

Born November 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Alingsås stadsförsamling. [ref]

Premjit Lall

Indian tennis player (1940–2008).

Born October 20th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died December 31st, 2008 at 68 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Gianfranco Barra

Italian actor (1940–2025).

Born April 5th, 1940 in Rome.

Died March 23rd, 2025 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]

Ermindo Onega

Argentine footballer.

Born April 4th, 1940 in Las Parejas.

Died December 21st, 1979 at 39 years old in Lima, Buenos Aires (traffic collision).

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