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In the year 1940

1,241 Notable birthdays

Henk Cornelisse

Dutch cyclist.

Born October 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Amsterdam.

Helmut Thaler

Austrian luger.

Born January 22nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Imst.

Narciso Ventalló

Spanish field hockey player.

Born October 17th, 1940 in Terrassa.

Died December 22nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Terrassa.

Guillermo Castro

Salvadoran footballer.

Born June 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in San Salvador.

Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando

Spanish prelate (1940–2020).

Born October 2nd, 1940 in La Vilueña.

Died October 15th, 2020 at 80 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]

Jeanette Myburgh

South african swimmer.

Born September 16th, 1940 (age 85 years).

Yasutaka Sato

Japanese volleyball player.

Born February 3rd, 1940 (age 86 years).

Bodo Bittner

West german bobsledder (1940–2012).

Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.

Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old in Split. [ref]

Jürgen Schröder

West german rower.

Born March 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Zielona Góra.

Dzintars Lācis

Latvian cyclist.

Born May 18th, 1940 in Jelgava.

Died November 17th, 1992 at 52 years old in Riga.

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