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In the year 1940

1,237 Notable birthdays

Richard Williamson

Catholic traditionalist bishop, formerly member of the sspx, holocaust denier.

Born March 8th, 1940 in London.

Died January 29th, 2025 at 84 years old in Margate. [ref]

Peter Mutharika

President of malawi.

Born July 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zomba.

Joe South

American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1940–2012).

Born February 28th, 1940 in Atlanta.

Died September 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Buford (heart failure). [ref]

Dakin Matthews

American actor.

Born November 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Oakland.

Lei Feng

Chinese soldier and communist icon (1940–1962).

Born December 18th, 1940 in Wangcheng District.

Died August 15th, 1962 at 21 years old in Anshan (traffic collision).

Ron Santo

American baseball player (1940–2010).

Born February 25th, 1940 in Seattle.

Died December 3rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (type-1 diabetes, bladder cancer). [ref]

Carole Ann Ford

British actress.

Born June 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Ilford.

Peter Gerety

American actor.

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Providence.

Larry Knechtel

American session musician.

Born August 4th, 1940 in Bell.

Died August 20th, 2009 at 69 years old in Yakima (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ela Gandhi

South african politician.

Born July 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Durban.

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