Jean-Luc Dehaene

Belgian prime minister (1940-2014).

Born August 7th, 1940 in Montpellier.

Died May 15th, 2014 at 73 years old in Quimper (pancreatic cancer).

George Boolos

Philosopher and mathematical logician (1940-1996).

Born September 4th, 1940 in New York City.

Died May 27th, 1996 at 55 years old in Cambridge.

Carole Pateman

British feminist, academic political theorist.

Born December 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sussex.

Brian Labone

English footballer (1940-2006).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Liverpool.

Died April 24th, 2006 at 66 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Geoffrey West

British physicist.

Born December 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Taunton.

Daniel Quillen

American mathematician.

Born June 22nd, 1940 in Orange. ^[ref]

Died April 30th, 2011 at 70 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).

Olivera Katarina

Serbian actor, singer and writer.

Born March 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Belgrade.

Ahmed Qaid Saleh

Algerian military officer (1940–2019).

Born January 13th, 1940 in Aïn Yagout.

Died December 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Hamzah Haz

9th vice president of indonesia.

Born February 15th, 1940 in Ketapang.

Died July 24th, 2024 at 84 years old in Jakarta. ^[ref]

Marutei Tsurunen

Finnish-japanese politician.

Born April 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lieksa.