Gilbert Shelton

Cartoonist.

Born May 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Houston.

Talal Maddah

Saudi arabian musician.

Born August 5th, 1940 in Mecca.

Died August 11th, 2000 at 60 years old in Abha (heart failure).

Ken Fletcher

Australian tennis player.

Born June 14th, 1940 in Brisbane.

Died February 11th, 2006 at 65 years old in Brisbane (cancer).

Nong Duc Manh

Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam.

Born September 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Bắc Kạn.

Hannah Wilke

American artist (1940-1993).

Born March 1st, 1940 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died January 28th, 1993 at 52 years old in Houston (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Michael Ruse

British-canadian science philosopher (1940–2024).

Born June 21st, 1940 in Birmingham.

Died November 1st, 2024 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Frida Boccara

French singer.

Born October 29th, 1940 in Casablanca.

Died August 1st, 1996 at 55 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory disease).

Gojko Mitić

Serbian actor and director.

Born June 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Strojkovce.

Robert Jervis

American political scientist.

Born April 30th, 1940 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died December 9th, 2021 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Tom DeMarco

American software engineer, author, and consultant.

Born August 20th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hazleton.