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In the year 1940

1,185 Notable birthdays

Muhammad Yunus

Bangladeshi banker, economist and nobel peace prize recipient.

Born June 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Chattogram.

Donna Mills

American actress.

Born December 11th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Chicago.

Dan Hedaya

American actor.

Born July 24th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

Dario Argento

Italian film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born September 7th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Rome.

Bill Medley

American singer and songwriter, record producer.

Born September 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Los Angeles.

Pauline Collins

British actress (1940–2025).

Born September 3rd, 1940 in Exmouth.

Died November 6th, 2025 at 85 years old in Highgate (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Stuart Sutcliffe

Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the english rock band the beatles.

Born June 23rd, 1940 in Edinburgh, Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital. [ref]

Died April 10th, 1962 at 21 years old in Hamburg (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Joe Torre

American baseball player, coach, manager.

Born July 18th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

James L. Brooks

American director, writer, and producer.

Born May 9th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Brooklyn.

Linda Gray

American actress.

Born September 12th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Santa Monica. [ref]

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