Joseph Brodsky

Russian-american poet (1940-1996).

Born May 24th, 1940 in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died January 28th, 1996 at 55 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Tabaré Vázquez

President of uruguay (2005-2010, 2015-2020).

Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died December 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Louise Sorel

American actress.

Born August 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Arthur Laffer

American economist.

Born August 14th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Youngstown.

James Welch

Native american writer (1940–2003).

Born November 18th, 1940 in Browning.

Died August 4th, 2003 at 62 years old in Missoula (lung cancer).

Tony Allen

Nigerian drummer, composer, songwriter (1940-2020).

Born July 20th, 1940 in Lagos.

Died April 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (aortic aneurysm). ^[ref]

Qaboos bin Said Al Said

Sultan of oman from 1970 to 2020 (1940–2020).

Born November 18th, 1940 in Salalah.

Died January 10th, 2020 at 79 years old in Seeb (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Stan Mikita

Slovak-born canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 20th, 1940 in Sokolče.

Died August 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Chicago.

Pharoah Sanders

American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022).

Born October 13th, 1940 in Little Rock.

Died September 24th, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Candi Staton

American soul and gospel singer.

Born May 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hanceville.