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In the year 1940

1,189 Notable birthdays

Vito Taccone

Italian racing cyclist (1940-2007).

Born May 6th, 1940 in Avezzano.

Died October 15th, 2007 at 67 years old in Avezzano (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jacques Duquesne

Belgian footballer.

Born April 22nd, 1940 in Marcinelle.

Died December 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Marcinelle. [ref]

Ercan Aktuna

Turkish association football player (1940–2013).

Born January 1st, 1940 in Istanbul.

Died September 20th, 2013 at 73 years old in Istanbul.

Alicia Dujovne Ortiz

Argentine writer and journalist.

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

Mario Zanin

Olympic cycling gold.

Born July 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Santa Lucia di Piave.

Silvano Bertini

Boxer.

Born March 27th, 1940 in Signa.

Died June 27th, 2021 at 81 years old in Florence. [ref]

Viktor Getmanov

Russian footballer (1940-1995).

Born May 4th, 1940 in Leselidze.

Died April 23rd, 1995 at 54 years old in Rostov-on-Don.

Youssef Anis Abi-Aad

Maronite archbishop of aleppo (1940–2017).

Born January 12th, 1940 in Dfoun.

Died May 6th, 2017 at 77 years old

László Keglovich

Association football player.

Born February 4th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sopron.

José de la Paz Herrera

Honduran footballer (1940–2021).

Born November 21st, 1940 in Soledad.

Died April 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Tegucigalpa (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]

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