Bruce Beresford

Australian film director.

Born August 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Paddington.

Jerry Lawson

American video game developer.

Born December 1st, 1940 in Brooklyn.

Died April 9th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mountain View (diabetes).

Vyacheslav Ivankov

Russian mob boss (1940–2009).

Born January 2nd, 1940 in Moscow.

Died October 9th, 2009 at 69 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). ^[ref]

Gudrun Ensslin

German terrorist (1940-1977).

Born August 15th, 1940 in Bartholomä.

Died October 18th, 1977 at 37 years old in Stammheim Prison (hanging).

Dick Armey

American politician.

Born July 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cando.

Dakin Matthews

American actor.

Born November 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Oakland.

Johnnie Keyes

American boxer and pornographic actor (1940-2018).

Born February 21st, 1940 in Cleveland.

Died June 3rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Seattle (cerebrovascular disease).

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

Iranian singer and musician.

Born September 23rd, 1940 in Mashhad.

Died October 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

Rudi Dutschke

German student activist.

Born March 7th, 1940 in Schönefeld. ^[ref]

Died December 24th, 1979 at 39 years old in Aarhus (drowning). ^[ref]

Larry Knechtel

American session musician.

Born August 4th, 1940 in Bell.

Died August 20th, 2009 at 69 years old in Yakima (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]