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In the year 1942

1,518 Notable birthdays

Kent Andersson

Swedish motorcycle racer (1942-2006).

Born August 1st, 1942 in Landvetter.

Died August 30th, 2006 at 64 years old in Landvetter.

Manfred Zapatka

German actor.

Born October 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Bremen.

Georges Carnus

French association football player.

Born August 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Gignac-la-Nerthe. [ref]

Ebrahim Ashtiani

Iranian footballer (1942-2017).

Born January 4th, 1942 in Tehran.

Died October 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Tehran (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Gerald R. Allen

American born australian ichthyologist.

Born March 26th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Los Angeles. [ref]

Antero Flores Aráoz

Peruvian lawyer and politician.

Born February 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Lima. [ref]

Francesco Tullio Altan

Italian comic artist and satirist.

Born September 30th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Treviso.

Leif Eriksson

Swedish footballer.

Born March 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Köping.

Vladimir Grammatikov

Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, producer.

Born June 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Yekaterinburg.

Jan Olsson

Swedish footballer (born 1942).

Born March 30th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Halmstad.

Giorgos Amerikanos

Greek professional basketball player and coach.

Born December 21st, 1942 in Nikaia.

Died October 7th, 2013 at 70 years old in Greece.

Célestin Gaombalet

Prime minister of the central african republic (1942-2017).

Born January 1st, 1942 in Grimari.

Died December 19th, 2017 at 75 years old in Agen. [ref]

Javier Heraud

Peruvian poet (1942–1963).

Born January 19th, 1942 in Miraflores.

Died May 15th, 1963 at 21 years old in Madre de Dios River (gunshot wound, internal bleeding).

Hugo Simon

Equestrian.

Born August 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Křivá Voda.

John Adshead

English footballer (born 1942).

Born March 27th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Fleetwood.

Eugenia Kalnay

Argentine meteorologist.

Born October 1st, 1942 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 14th, 2024 at 81 years old in Maryland.

Harald Norpoth

West german former middle and long distance runner.

Born August 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Münster.

Kaari Utrio

Finnish author.

Born July 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Helsinki.

Miroslav Pavlović

Serbian footballer (1942-2004).

Born October 23rd, 1942 in Požega.

Died January 19th, 2004 at 61 years old in Belgrade.

Sherig-ool Oorzhak

Russian politician.

Born July 24th, 1942 in Shekpeer.

Died April 8th, 2026 at 83 years old

Hubert Raudaschl

Austrian sailor.

Born August 26th, 1942 in St. Gilgen.

Died November 26th, 2025 at 83 years old [ref]

Yoji Totsuka

Japanese physicist (1942–2008).

Born March 6th, 1942 in Fuji.

Died July 10th, 2008 at 66 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Paul-Eerik Rummo

Estonian poet and politician (born 1942).

Born January 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Tallinn.

Timothy M. Rose

American actor and puppeteer.

Born July 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Pittsfield.

Justas Vincas Paleckis

Lithuanian politician.

Born January 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Samara.

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