Chips Keswick

British businessman.

Born February 2nd, 1940 in London.

Died April 17th, 2024 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Edmund White

American novelist and lgbt essayist (1940–2025).

Born January 13th, 1940 in Cincinnati. ^[ref]

Died June 3rd, 2025 at 85 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Jimmy Ellis

American boxer (1940–2014).

Born February 24th, 1940 in Louisville.

Died May 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Louisville (dementia).

Mickey Newbury

American recording artist; singer-songwriter.

Born May 19th, 1940 in Houston. ^[ref]

Died September 29th, 2002 at 62 years old in Springfield (pulmonary fibrosis).

Tony Sheridan

British recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician.

Born May 21st, 1940 in Norwich. ^[ref]

Died February 16th, 2013 at 72 years old in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Tony Bill

American actor, producer and director.

Born August 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in San Diego.

Lothar de Maizière

German politician and the last prime minister of the gdr (born 1940).

Born March 2nd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Nordhausen.

Nobuyoshi Araki

Japanese photographer.

Born May 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Tokyo.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Mexican actor.

Born April 6th, 1940 in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Died December 26th, 2011 at 71 years old in New York City (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Ellie Greenwich

American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009).

Born October 23rd, 1940 in Brooklyn.

Died August 26th, 2009 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]