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In the year 1942

1,518 Notable birthdays

Fredi

Finnish singer (1942–2021).

Born July 23rd, 1942 in Mikkeli. [ref]

Died April 23rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gideon Toury

Israeli literary and translation scholar.

Born June 6th, 1942 in Haifa.

Died October 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]

Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo

Catholic bishop.

Born September 8th, 1942 (age 83 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]

James Blanchard

American politician (born 1942).

Born August 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Detroit.

Antoine Berman

French translator, philosopher, and historian (1942-1991).

Born June 24th, 1942 in Argenton-sur-Creuse.

Died November 22nd, 1991 at 49 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Robert C. Springer

American astronaut.

Born May 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in St. Louis.

Susan Hiller

American/british conceptual artist.

Born March 7th, 1942 in Tallahassee.

Died January 28th, 2019 at 76 years old in London. [ref]

Aníbal Torres

Peruvian lawyer and politician.

Born December 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Chota. [ref]

Victor H. Fazio

American politician (1942–2022).

Born October 11th, 1942 in Winchester.

Died March 16th, 2022 at 79 years old in Arlington County (melanoma). [ref]

Nurit Hirsh

Israeli composer, arranger and conductor.

Born August 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tel Aviv.

Frank Schöbel

German singer.

Born December 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Leipzig.

Nikolay Antoshkin

Russian air force colonel general and statesman (1942–2021).

Born December 19th, 1942 in Kuzminovka.

Died January 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).

Eduard Malofeyev

Belarusian footballer.

Born June 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Krasnoyarsk.

Radu Vasile

57th prime minister of romania (1998-1999).

Born October 10th, 1942 in Sibiu.

Died July 3rd, 2013 at 70 years old in Bucharest (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Jerzy Trela

Polish actor (1942–2022).

Born March 14th, 1942 in Leńcze. [ref]

Died May 15th, 2022 at 80 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Nicole Fontaine

French mep (1942-2018).

Born January 16th, 1942 in Grainville-Ymauville. [ref]

Died May 17th, 2018 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Gabriella Ferri

Italian singer (1942-2004).

Born September 18th, 1942 in Rome.

Died April 3rd, 2004 at 61 years old in Corchiano (falling).

Ulf Hannerz

Swedish anthropologist.

Born June 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Malmö.

Stephen Wiesner

Israeli research physicist (1942–2021).

Born August 30th, 1942 in United States.

Died August 12th, 2021 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Donald E. Williams

American astronaut (1942–2016).

Born February 13th, 1942 in Lafayette.

Died February 23rd, 2016 at 74 years old (stroke). [ref]

Ronald Langacker

Professor emeritus in the field of linguistics at the university of california, san diego..

Born December 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Fond du Lac.

James Carr

American musician (1942-2001).

Born June 13th, 1942 in Coahoma.

Died January 7th, 2001 at 58 years old in Memphis (lung cancer).

Derek Clayton

Australian long distance runner.

Born November 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Barrow-in-Furness.

Ramiro de León Carpio

President of guatemala (1993-1996).

Born January 12th, 1942 in Guatemala City.

Died April 16th, 2002 at 60 years old in Miami (diabetic coma).

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