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In the year 1940

1,091 Notable birthdays

Jorma Kaukonen

American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, songwriter.

Born December 23rd, 1940 (age 84 years) in Washington, D.C..

Gary Gilmore

American murderer (1940-1977).

Born December 4th, 1940 in McCamey. [ref]

Died January 17th, 1977 at 36 years old in Draper (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Shahnaz Pahlavi

Princess of iran.

Born October 27th, 1940 (age 84 years) in Tehran.

Adam Faith

English singer, actor and financial journalist.

Born June 23rd, 1940 in Acton. [ref]

Died March 8th, 2003 at 62 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Tony Tan Keng Yam

7th president of singapore.

Born February 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Singapore.

Ken Jenkins

American actor.

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

Barbara Valentin

Austrian actress (1940-2002).

Born December 15th, 1940 in Vienna. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 2002 at 61 years old in Munich (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Astrud Gilberto

Brazilian-american singer and songwriter (1940–2023).

Born March 29th, 1940 in Salvador. [ref]

Died June 5th, 2023 at 83 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Tommy Cash

American country singer.

Born April 5th, 1940 in Dyess.

Died September 13th, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]

Marlène Jobert

Algerian-born french actress.

Born November 4th, 1940 (age 84 years) in Algiers.

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