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In the year 1942
1,520 Notable birthdays
Dang Thuy Tram
Vietnamese physician (1942–1970).
Born November 26th, 1942 in Huế.
Died June 22nd, 1970 at 27 years old in Đức Phổ.
Jaime Graça
Portuguese footballer (1942-2012).
Born January 10th, 1942 in Setúbal.
Died February 28th, 2012 at 70 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Roberto Lavagna
Argentine economist and politician.
Born March 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Buenos Aires.
Sara Gómez
Cuban film director (1942-1974).
Born November 8th, 1942 in Havana. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 31 years old in Havana (asthma). [ref]
Stefan Danailov
Bulgarian actor (1942-2019).
Born December 9th, 1942 in Sofia.
Died November 27th, 2019 at 76 years old in Sofia (lymphoma). [ref]
Dan McKenzie
British geophysicist (born 1942).
Born February 21st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Cheltenham.
Evelyn Hamann
German actress (1942-2007).
Born August 6th, 1942 in Hamburg.
Died October 28th, 2007 at 65 years old in Hamburg (lymphoma). [ref]
Katalin Ladik
Hungarian poet and artist (born 1942).
Born October 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Novi Sad. [ref]
Somachandra de Silva
Sri lankan cricketer.
Born June 11th, 1942 in Galle.
Died December 15th, 2025 at 83 years old
Rubén Salazar Gómez
Cardinal archbishop emeritus of bogotá.
Born September 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Bogotá.
James Carr
American musician (1942-2001).
Born June 13th, 1942 in Coahoma.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 58 years old in Memphis (lung cancer).
George Wilson
Basketball player from the united states born in 1942.
Born May 9th, 1942 in Meridian.
Died July 29th, 2023 at 81 years old [ref]
Bernard Lietaer
Belgian economist (1942-2019).
Born February 7th, 1942 in Lauwe.
Died February 4th, 2019 at 76 years old in Hoyerhagen. [ref]
Manolo Valdés
Spanish painter and sculptor of the twentieth century (born 1942).
Hans Jansen
Dutch politician and academic of contemporary islam (1942–2015).
Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician (1942-2017).
Born April 26th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 74 years old in Greensburg (cancer). [ref]
Andrew Stunell
British politician (1942–2024).
Born November 24th, 1942 in Sutton.
Died April 29th, 2024 at 81 years old
Antonio Martino
Italian academic and politician (1942–2022).
Born December 22nd, 1942 in Messina.
Died March 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
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