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In the year 1940

1,189 Notable birthdays

Veikko Kankkonen

Finnish ski jumper.

Born January 5th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Sotkamo.

Imre Komora

Hungarian association football player (1940–2024).

Born June 5th, 1940 in Budapest.

Died August 15th, 2024 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Sotsha Dlamini

Prime minister of eswatini(1940-2017).

Born May 27th, 1940 in Mankayane.

Died February 7th, 2017 at 76 years old in Mankayane.

Julio César Benítez

Uruguayan footballer (1940–1968).

Born October 1st, 1940 in Montevideo.

Died April 6th, 1968 at 27 years old in Barcelona (foodborne illness).

Judy Amoore

Australian 400m and 800m runner.

Born June 25th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Melbourne.

Gunnar Berge

Norwegian politician.

Born August 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Etne. [ref]

Vojislav Melić

Serbian footballer (1940–2006).

Born January 5th, 1940 in Šabac. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2006 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Jacques Hustin

Artist, singer-songwriter (1940-2009).

Born March 15th, 1940 in Liège. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2009 at 69 years old [ref]

Dominic Mai Thanh Lương

Auxiliary bishop of orange in california.

Born December 20th, 1940 in Vietnam.

Died December 6th, 2017 at 76 years old in Orange.

Naoki Tanaka

Japanese politician.

Born June 19th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kanazawa.

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