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In the year 1940

1,236 Notable birthdays

Samuel Little

American serial killer.

Born June 7th, 1940 in Reynolds.

Died December 30th, 2020 at 80 years old in Lancaster. [ref]

Jerry Heller

American businessman (1940–2016).

Born October 6th, 1940 in Shaker Heights.

Died September 2nd, 2016 at 75 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]

Jack Nicklaus

American golfer.

Born January 21st, 1940 (age 86 years) in Columbus.

Terry Gilliam

American born-british filmmaker, comedian, and actor (born 1940).

Born November 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Minneapolis.

David Jason

English actor (born 1940).

Born February 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Edmonton.

John Mahoney

American actor (1940-2018).

Born June 20th, 1940 in Blackpool.

Died February 4th, 2018 at 77 years old in Chicago (head and neck cancer). [ref]

Brian De Palma

American film director and screenwriter.

Born September 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Newark.

Raul Julia

Puerto rican actor (1940–1994).

Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan.

Died October 24th, 1995 at 55 years old in Manhasset (stroke). [ref]

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of denmark.

Born April 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Amalienborg.

Sharad Pawar

Indian politician (born 1940).

Born December 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Pune.

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