Chuck Close

American artist (1940–2021).

Born July 5th, 1940 in Monroe. ^[ref]

Died August 19th, 2021 at 81 years old in Oceanside (heart failure). ^[ref]

Phil Ochs

American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976).

Born December 19th, 1940 in El Paso. ^[ref]

Died April 9th, 1976 at 35 years old in Far Rockaway (hanging).

Tim Brooke-Taylor

English comedian and actor (1940-2020).

Born July 17th, 1940 in Buxton.

Died April 12th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cookham (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Johnny Nash

American pop singer-songwriter.

Born August 19th, 1940 in Houston.

Died October 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Houston. ^[ref]

James Burrows

American television director.

Born December 30th, 1940 (age 84 years) in Los Angeles.

Abbas Kiarostami

Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer.

Born June 22nd, 1940 in Tehran.

Died July 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications, stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Phil Lesh

American musician (1940–2024).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Berkeley.

Died October 25th, 2024 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Billy Fury

English musician (1940-1983).

Born April 17th, 1940 in Liverpool.

Died January 28th, 1983 at 42 years old in Paddington (myocardial infarction).

William Cohen

American politician.

Born August 28th, 1940 (age 84 years) in Bangor.

Larry Hankin

American actor.

Born August 31st, 1940 (age 84 years) in New York City.