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In the year 1940

1,240 Notable birthdays

Werner Krämer

German footballer (1940-2010).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Duisburg.

Died February 12th, 2010 at 70 years old in Duisburg. [ref]

Uma Aaltonen

Finnish author, journalist, and green league politician (1940-2009).

Born August 28th, 1940 in Vihti.

Died July 13th, 2009 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Alla Surikova

Soviet film director.

Born November 6th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Kyiv.

Ingrid Wendl

Austrian figure skater.

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Vienna.

Léon Semmeling

Belgian footballer (1940-2024).

Born January 4th, 1940 in Moelingen.

Died March 14th, 2024 at 84 years old in Liège. [ref]

Levan Moseshvili

Soviet basketball player.

Born May 23rd, 1940 in Tbilisi.

Died March 5th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]

Danièle Sallenave

French writer.

Born October 28th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Angers. [ref]

Sophie Lihau-N'Kanza

Congolese politician (1940-1999).

Born February 8th, 1940 in Kinshasa.

Died April 2nd, 1999 at 59 years old in Kinshasa.

Hubert Kostka

Polish association football player and manager.

Born May 27th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Racibórz.

Cho Yoon-ok

South korean footballer (1940-2002).

Born February 25th, 1940 in Korea under Japanese rule.

Died June 22nd, 2002 at 62 years old in Seoul.

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