Sandro Munari

Italian racecar driver.

Born March 28th, 1940 in Cavarzere.

Died February 28th, 2026 at 85 years old in Bologna. ^[ref]

Luc Boltanski

French sociologist.

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Paris.

Nguyen Van Troi

Viet cong volunteer executed during vietnam war.

Born February 1st, 1940 in Quảng Nam.

Died October 15th, 1964 at 24 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (gunshot wound).

Doku Zavgayev

Chechen diplomat.

Born December 22nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Beno-Yurt.

Silvio Marzolini

Argentine footballer (1940-2020).

Born October 4th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.

Died July 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). ^[ref]

Gerald L. Baliles

Governor of virginia (1940-2019).

Born July 8th, 1940 in Stuart.

Died October 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Roanoke (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Sapardi Djoko Damono

Indonesian poet (1940-2020).

Born March 20th, 1940 in Surakarta. ^[ref]

Died July 19th, 2020 at 80 years old in South Tangerang (organ dysfunction). ^[ref]

Leonella Sgorbati

Italian martyr (1940-2006).

Born December 9th, 1940 in Gazzola.

Died September 17th, 2006 at 65 years old in Mogadishu. ^[ref]

Bobby Rousseau

Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2025).

Born July 26th, 1940 in Montreal.

Died December 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Trois-Rivières. ^[ref]

Petru Lucinschi

Moldovan politician.

Born January 27th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Rădulenii Vechi.