Leonella Sgorbati

Italian martyr (1940-2006).

Born December 9th, 1940 in Gazzola.

Died September 17th, 2006 at 65 years old in Mogadishu. ^[ref]

Varsha Adalja

Indian gujarati language author.

Born April 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mumbai.

Siegfried Jerusalem

German opera vocalist.

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

Vera Tschechowa

Polish-german actress.

Born July 22nd, 1940 in Berlin.

Died April 3rd, 2024 at 83 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Arlette Laguiller

French trotskyist politician.

Born March 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Lorenzo Baldisseri

Italian catholic cardinal.

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

Vincenzo Cerami

Italian screenwriter (1940-2013).

Born November 2nd, 1940 in Rome.

Died July 17th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Anja Silja

Operatic soprano.

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

Uwe Timm

German writer.

Born March 30th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Mike Troy

American swimmer (1940–2019).

Born October 3rd, 1940 in Indianapolis.

Died August 2nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Arizona. ^[ref]