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In the year 1940

1,189 Notable birthdays

Raúl Magaña

Salvadoran footballer (1940-2009).

Born February 24th, 1940 in Santa Ana.

Died September 30th, 2009 at 69 years old in San Salvador (stomach cancer). [ref]

Jean-Claude Malgoire

French musician (1940-2018).

Born November 25th, 1940 in Avignon.

Died April 14th, 2018 at 77 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris, L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (stomach cancer). [ref]

Roberto Matosas

Uruguayan footballer.

Born May 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Mercedes.

Stjepan Lamza

Yugoslavian footballer (1940–2022).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Sisak.

Died January 12th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]

Paolo Graziosi

Italian actor.

Born January 25th, 1940 in Rimini. [ref]

Died February 1st, 2022 at 82 years old in Vicenza (COVID-19).

Edith Clever

German actress and film director.

Born December 13th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Wuppertal.

Joan Haanappel

Dutch figure skater (1940–2024).

Born November 13th, 1940 in The Hague.

Died February 23rd, 2024 at 83 years old in Leuven. [ref]

Peter Pohl

Swedish writer and lecturer.

Born December 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hamburg.

Agneta Pleijel

Swedish writer.

Born February 16th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Stockholm.

Andrés Pajares

Spanish actor.

Born April 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Madrid. [ref]

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