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In the year 1940

1,241 Notable birthdays

Li Keun-hak

North korean footballer.

Born July 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Korea under Japanese rule.

Jacques Ladègaillerie

French fencer.

Born January 10th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sartrouville.

Yuri Moiseyev

Russian ice hockey player.

Born July 15th, 1940 in Penza.

Died September 24th, 2005 at 65 years old in Moscow.

David Jones

British athlete, sprinter(1940–2023).

Born March 11th, 1940 in Brookmans Park.

Died June 1st, 2023 at 83 years old in Mallorca. [ref]

Ramón Sáez Marzo

Spanish cyclist (1940–2013).

Born March 8th, 1940 in Utiel.

Died June 18th, 2013 at 73 years old in Valencia. [ref]

Valentin Bibik

Ukrainian composer (1940-2003).

Born July 19th, 1940 in Kharkiv.

Died July 7th, 2003 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv.

José Luis Azcona Hermoso

Spanish priest.

Born March 28th, 1940 in Pamplona.

Died November 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Porto Dias Hospital (cancer). [ref]

Wolfgang Winkler

Luger (1940–2001).

Born October 21st, 1940 in Tegernsee.

Died May 11th, 2001 at 60 years old in Rottach-Egern.

Ottó Tolnai

Serbo-hungarian writer (1940–2025).

Born July 5th, 1940 in Kanjiža.

Died March 27th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]

Joaquín Galera

Spanish cyclist.

Born March 25th, 1940 in Baúl.

Died April 14th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]

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