Adel Emam

Egyptian actor.

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mansoura.

Zandra Rhodes

British fashion designer.

Born September 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Chatham.

Sadaharu Oh

Baseball player.

Born May 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sumida-ku. ^[ref]

Bruce Chatwin

English novelist.

Born May 13th, 1940 in Sheffield. ^[ref]

Died January 18th, 1989 at 48 years old in Nice (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Tabaré Vázquez

President of uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020.

Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.

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

Trevor Nunn

British theatre, film and television director.

Born January 14th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Ipswich.

Mary Beth Peil

Singer and actress.

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

Dilip Sardesai

Indian cricketer (1940-2007).

Born August 8th, 1940 in Margao.

Died July 2nd, 2007 at 66 years old in Mumbai. ^[ref]

Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass

1940-1995 polish actress.

Born June 1st, 1940 in Gostynin.

Died March 6th, 1995 at 54 years old in Vaterstetten (stroke).

Dietmar Hopp

German businessman.

Born April 26th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Heidelberg.