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March 20, 1940

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Notable Births

1940Stathis Chaitas, Greek footballer and manager[†]

Stathis Chaitas is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and '70s. He was named the 1969 Greek Athlete of the Year.

Mary Ellen Mark

1940Mary Ellen Mark, American photographer and journalist (died 2015)[†]

Mary Ellen Mark was an American photographer known for her photojournalism, documentary photography, portraiture, and advertising photography. She photographed people who were "away from mainstream society and toward its more interesting, often troubled fringes".

Gianpiero Moretti

1940Giampiero Moretti, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded the Momo company (died 2012)[†]

Gianpiero Moretti was an Italian racing driver and the founder of the MOMO company in the 1960s. He was born in Milan.

Notable Deaths

Alfred Ploetz

1940Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (born 1860)[†]

Alfred Ploetz was a German physician, biologist, Social Darwinist, and eugenicist known for coining the term racial hygiene (Rassenhygiene), a form of eugenics, and for promoting the concept in Germany.