" The term made an impact into English pulp science fiction starting from Jack Williamson's The Cometeers ( 1936 ) and the distinction between mechanical robots and fleshy androids was popularized by Edmond Hamilton's Captain Future ( 1940 – 1944 ).

* 1940 – Homero Aridjis, Mexican writer and diplomat

* 1940 – Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Mexican actor

* 1874 – William B. Bankhead, American politician ( d. 1940 )

* 1892 – Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist ( d. 1940 )

* 1940 – John Hagee, American pastor and televangelist

* 1940 – Herbie Hancock, American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer

* 1857 – Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist ( d. 1940 )

* 1940 – Burt Young, American actor

* 1874 – Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1940 )

* 1940 – Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist ( Last Exit ) ( d. 1994 )

* 1940 – Estonia was illegally annexed by the Soviet Union.

* 1940 – Mukhu Aliyev, Russian politician

* 1940 – Louise Sorel, American actress

* 1857 – Manuel de Escandón, Mexican polo player ( d. 1940 )

* 1940 – Bill Musselman, American basketball coach ( d. 2000 )

* 1940 – Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian doctor and activist ( d. 2006 )

* 1940 – Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter, musician, and composer

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* 1881 – Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician ( d. 1940 )

* 1940 – Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire

* 1940 – Ram Loevy, Israeli screenwriter and director

* 1940 – World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.

* 1940 – Lance Alworth, American football player

* 1940 – Martin Sheen, American actor

* 1940 – Joe Torre, American baseball player and manager

In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics.

Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, he first appeared in Action Comics # 23 ( April 1940 ).

* 1940 – Joe Gibbs, American football coach and NASCAR race team owner

* 1940 – Joe Pepitone, American baseball player

* May 4 – Joe De Grasse, Canadian film director ( d. 1940 )

Sport: In the first half of the twentieth century, before Major League Baseball was racially integrated, dark-skinned and dark-complexion players were nicknamed Nig ; examples are: Johnny Beazley ( 1941 – 49 ), Joe Berry ( 1921 – 22 ), Bobby Bragan ( 1940 – 48 ), Nig Clarke ( 1905 – 20 ), Nig Cuppy ( 1892 – 1901 ), Nig Fuller ( 1902 ), Johnny Grabowski ( 1923 – 31 ), Nig Lipscomb ( 1937 ), Charlie Niebergall ( 1921 – 24 ), Nig Perrine ( 1907 ), and Frank Smith ( 1904 – 15 ).

Johnny Dodds ( April 12, 1892 – August 8, 1940 ) was an American New Orleans based jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist, best known for his recordings under his own name and with bands such as those of Joe " King " Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Lovie Austin and Louis Armstrong.

Robinson made his professional debut on October 4, 1940, winning via second-round knockout over Joe Echevarria.

* Joe De Grasse ( 1873 – 1940 ), director

# Pentlatch ( a Salishan language ): Joe Nimnim ( 1940 )

Joe Davis won every year until 1940.

In 1940, Joe Davis just beat his younger brother Fred 37 – 36.

* Joe Hercules, a superhuman circus strongman from Quality Comics who debuted in Hit Comics # 1 ( July 1940 )

* Joe Higgs ( 1940 – 1999 ), Jamaican singer and musician

Joe Jackson Gibbs ( November 25, 1940 ) is a former American football coach, NASCAR Championship team owner, and two time NHRA team owner.

When Joe met Fred in the world championship final of 1940, Joe won 37 – 36.

From 1940 to 1975, Joe Hansen served on the SWP ’ s National Committee.

Joe Cirello, a barber from Philadelphia, claimed to have invented the Duck's Ass in 1940.

His breakthrough Broadway appearance came in the role of Little Joe in the musical Cabin in the Sky ( 1940 – 1941 ).

Joe Higgs ( born Joseph Benjamin Higgs, 3 June 1940 – 18 December 1999 ) was a reggae musician from Jamaica.

The character made only two appearances: Daring Mystery Comics # 6 ( June 1940 ), by the writer-artist collaborators Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, and USA Comics # 7 ( Feb. 1943 ), by writer-artist Bob Oksner.

* Along with Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx and Joe Cronin, set an American League record with four home runs in the same inning ( 1940 ).