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In the year 1940

1,189 Notable birthdays

Graham T. Allison

American political scientist (1940-).

Born March 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Charlotte.

Carole Pateman

British feminist, academic political theorist.

Born December 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sussex.

Jean-Luc Dehaene

Belgian prime minister (1940-2014).

Born August 7th, 1940 in Montpellier.

Died May 15th, 2014 at 73 years old in Quimper (pancreatic cancer).

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author (1940–2020).

Born October 26th, 1940 in Augsburg.

Died July 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]

Marina Karella

Greek visual artist.

Born July 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Athens. [ref]

Mate Boban

Bosnian croat politician (1940-1997).

Born February 12th, 1940 in Sovići. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mostar (cerebral hemorrhage).

Marutei Tsurunen

Finnish-japanese politician.

Born April 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lieksa.

Daniel Quillen

American mathematician.

Born June 22nd, 1940 in Orange. [ref]

Died April 30th, 2011 at 70 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).

Brian Labone

English footballer (1940-2006).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Liverpool.

Died April 24th, 2006 at 66 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mike Beuttler

Racecar driver.

Born April 13th, 1940 in Cairo.

Died December 29th, 1988 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).

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