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In the year 1942
1,518 Notable birthdays
Clark Kimberling
Mathematician, musician and composer.
Born November 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Hinsdale.
Zhao Zhongxiang
Chinese television presenter.
Born January 16th, 1942 in Ningjin County, Hebei. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
Bernard Darniche
Rally driver, two-time winner of the french and european rally championships in the 1970s.
Born March 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Cenon.
John Mather
American mathematician (1942–2017).
Born June 9th, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 74 years old in Princeton.
Chen Zhongshi
Chinese writer (1942–2016).
Born August 3rd, 1942 in Xi'an.
Died April 29th, 2016 at 73 years old in Xijing Hospital (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Franklin Loufrani
French journalist and businessperson.
Born October 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Algiers.
Wolf Gremm
German film director (1942-2015).
Born February 26th, 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died July 14th, 2015 at 73 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Anna Maria Maiolino
Brazilian contemporary artist (born 1942).
Christopher Frank
French writer and film director.
Born December 5th, 1942 in Beaconsfield. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1993 at 50 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Geoffrey Palmer
Prime minister of new zealand from 1989 to 1990.
Born April 21st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nelson.
Ovidi Montllor
Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.
Born February 4th, 1942 in Alcoy.
Died March 10th, 1995 at 53 years old in Barcelona (esophageal cancer).
Ataol Behramoğlu
Turkish poet and writer (born 1942).
Born April 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Istanbul, Çatalca.
Henryk Hoser
Polish roman catholic archbishop and physician (1942–2021).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Warsaw.
Died August 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Warsaw (COVID-19). [ref]
Paul Leduc
Mexican film director (1942-2020).
Born March 11th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Terenci Moix
Spanish writer and journalist (1942-2003).
Born January 5th, 1942 in El Raval.
Died April 2nd, 2003 at 61 years old in Barcelona (pulmonary emphysema).
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino
Cardinal of the catholic church (1942–2021).
Born August 28th, 1942 in Caracas.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Caracas (COVID-19). [ref]
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