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In the year 1942
1,520 Notable birthdays
Benny Lennartsson
Swedish footballer (born 1942).
Born December 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Örebro.
Gerben Karstens
Dutch road bicycle racer (1942–2022).
Born January 14th, 1942 in Voorburg.
Died October 8th, 2022 at 80 years old in Dongen. [ref]
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]
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).
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]
Bas van der Vlies
Dutch politician (1942–2021).
Born June 29th, 1942 in Sliedrecht.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 79 years old in Utrecht (cancer). [ref]
Bengt Johansson
Swedish handball player and manager (1942-2022).
Born July 24th, 1942 in Halmstad parish.
Died May 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Söndrum. [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]
Romalı Perihan
Turkish opera singer, model, and actress (1942–2016).
Born March 18th, 1942 in Rome.
Died May 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Istanbul, Bağcılar (diabetes).
Anatoly Berezovoy
Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2014).
Born April 11th, 1942 in Enem.
Died September 20th, 2014 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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]
Bernard Barsi
Roman catholic archbishop of monaco (1942–2022).
Born August 4th, 1942 in Nice.
Died December 28th, 2022 at 80 years old in Nice. [ref]
Orlando Aravena
Chilean association football player.
Born October 21st, 1942 in Talca.
Died March 21st, 2024 at 81 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Vasco Graça Moura
Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician (1942–2014).
Born January 3rd, 1942 in Freguesia de Foz do Douro.
Died April 27th, 2014 at 72 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Miguel Littin
Chilean film director, film producer and writer.
Born August 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Palmilla.
Jeillo Edwards
Was a sierra leonean actress (1942-2004).
Born September 23rd, 1942 in Freetown.
Died July 2nd, 2004 at 61 years old in London.
Erik Clausen
Danish actor, film director, screenwriter.
Born March 7th, 1942 in Copenhagen.
Died October 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Enghave Plads (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Dragoljub Velimirović
Serbian chess grandmaster (1942–2014).
Born May 12th, 1942 in Valjevo.
Died May 22nd, 2014 at 72 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Michele Massimo Tarantini
Italian film director.
Born August 7th, 1942 in Rome.
Died April 3rd, 2026 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Yueh Hua
Chinese-born canadian actor (1942–2018).
Born July 13th, 1942 in Shanghai.
Died October 20th, 2018 at 76 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
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