Lei Feng

Chinese soldier and communist icon.

Born December 18th, 1940 in Wangcheng District.

Died August 15th, 1962 at 21 years old in Anshan (China) (traffic collision).

Bill Hunter

Australian actor (1940-2011).

Born February 27th, 1940 in Ballarat.

Died May 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Kew (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Jeannie Seely

American singer-songwriter (1940–2025).

Born July 6th, 1940 in Titusville. ^[ref]

Died August 1st, 2025 at 85 years old in Hermitage. ^[ref]

Arati Saha

Indian swimmer.

Born September 24th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died August 23rd, 1994 at 53 years old in Kolkata (jaundice).

Richard Lynch

Actor (1940–2012).

Born February 12th, 1940 in Brooklyn.

Died June 19th, 2012 at 72 years old in Yucca Valley (pneumonia).

Eduardo Galeano

Uruguayan writer and journalist.

Born September 3rd, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died April 13th, 2015 at 74 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Joe South

Us singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Born February 28th, 1940 in Atlanta. ^[ref]

Died September 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Buford (heart failure). ^[ref]

Ron Santo

American baseball player.

Born February 25th, 1940 in Seattle.

Died December 3rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (type-1 diabetes, bladder cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Mutharika

President of malawi.

Born July 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zomba.

Patrick Robinson

British novelist and newspaper columnist living in cotuit, massachusetts.

Born January 21st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Canterbury. ^[ref]