Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle

Ambassador of somalia to italy; former brigadier general, member of parliament, acting president of somalia, acting speaker of parliament.

Born December 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Shilavo.

M. A. Numminen

Finnish singer, composer and writer.

Born March 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Somero. ^[ref]

François Duprat

French politician (1940–1978).

Born October 26th, 1940 in Ajaccio. ^[ref]

Died March 18th, 1978 at 37 years old in Saint-Wandrille-Rançon (terrorist attack). ^[ref]

Mirlande Manigat

Haitian politician.

Born November 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Miragoâne.

Stephen J. Solarz

American politician (1940–2010).

Born September 12th, 1940 in New York City.

Died November 29th, 2010 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Peter M. Neumann

Mathematician (1940–2020).

Born December 28th, 1940 in Oxford.

Died December 18th, 2020 at 79 years old in Oxford (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Helen Donath

American soprano.

Born July 10th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Texas.

Barry Hoban

Road bicycle racer.

Born February 5th, 1940 in Wakefield.

Died April 19th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Brigitte Hamann

Austrian-german historian.

Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.

Died October 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Vladimir Korenev

Russian actor (1940-2021).

Born June 20th, 1940 in Sevastopol.

Died January 2nd, 2021 at 80 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). ^[ref]