Jean-Luc Bideau

Swiss actor.

Born October 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Geneva.

Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo

Italian diplomat.

Born September 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rome.

Paul Strathern

Scottish writer and academic.

Born October 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in London.

Agostino Vallini

Catholic cardinal.

Born April 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Poli.

Nguyen Van Troi

Viet cong volunteer executed during vietnam war.

Born February 1st, 1940 in Quảng Nam.

Died October 15th, 1964 at 24 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (ballistic trauma).

William Taubman

American political scientist.

Born November 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in New York City.

Winrich Kolbe

American film director.

Born August 9th, 1940 in Germany.

Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Christoph Wolff

German-born musicologist.

Born May 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Solingen.

Fleur Jaeggy

Swiss writer.

Born July 31st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Zürich.

Yossi Sarid

Israeli politician (1940-2015).

Born October 24th, 1940 in Rehovot. ^[ref]

Died December 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).