Manuel Esquivel

Belizean politician.

Born May 2nd, 1940 in Belize City.

Died February 10th, 2022 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Seamus Deane

Irish writer and critic (1940-2021).

Born February 9th, 1940 in Derry.

Died May 12th, 2021 at 81 years old in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. ^[ref]

Lorenzo Baldisseri

Italian catholic cardinal.

Born September 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Barga.

Paul Strathern

Scottish writer and academic.

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

İsmail Kahraman

Turkish politician (born 1940).

Born December 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rize.

Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe

French philosopher, literary critic, and translator (1940-2007).

Born March 6th, 1940 in Tours. ^[ref]

Died January 28th, 2007 at 66 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Mieke Wijaya

Indonesian actress.

Born March 17th, 1940 in Bandung.

Died May 3rd, 2022 at 82 years old in Jakarta. ^[ref]

Frank Duval

German musician.

Born November 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Berlin.

Tu Weiming

Chinese philosopher.

Born February 6th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Kunming.

Zhuang Zedong

Chinese table tennis player (1940-2013).

Born August 7th, 1940 in Yangzhou.

Died February 10th, 2013 at 72 years old in Beijing (liver cancer).