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In the year 1942

1,518 Notable birthdays

Yevhen Stankovych

Soviet and ukrainian composer.

Born September 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Svaliava.

Valdis Birkavs

Latvian politician (born 1942).

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

Mirko Sandić

Serbian water polo player (1942–2006).

Born May 9th, 1942 in Belgrade.

Died December 24th, 2006 at 64 years old in Belgrade.

Gayane Khachaturian

Georgian-armenian painter and graphic artist (1942-2009).

Born May 9th, 1942 in Tbilisi.

Died May 1st, 2009 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.

Jaime Morey

Spanish singer.

Born June 16th, 1942 in Alicante.

Died July 7th, 2015 at 73 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]

Jiří Stivín

Czech flautist, composer, jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist, educator and saxophonist.

Born November 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prague.

Anita Roberts

American biologist.

Born April 3rd, 1942 in Pittsburgh.

Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Bethesda (stomach cancer).

Michele Dancelli

Cyclist.

Born May 8th, 1942 in Castenedolo.

Died December 18th, 2025 at 83 years old in Castenedolo.

Ricardo Blázquez Pérez

Spanish cardinal.

Born April 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Villanueva del Campillo.

Gabriela Adameșteanu

Romanian writer (novelist, essayist, pen center leader).

Born April 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Târgu Ocna.

Rachel

French singer.

Born August 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Cavaillon.

Ivan Graanoogst

Surinamese politician.

Born September 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Paramaribo.

Juan Carlos Sarnari

Argentine footballer (1942–2023).

Born January 22nd, 1942 in Santa Fe.

Died April 21st, 2023 at 81 years old in Bogotá. [ref]

Ingrid Becker

German former athletics competitor, politician (cdu), and teacher (born 1942).

Born September 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Geseke.

Gerhard Olschewski

German actor.

Born May 30th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Gąski.

Roby Young

Israeli footballer.

Born May 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Haifa.

Dinara Asanova

Soviet film director (1942-1985).

Born November 24th, 1942 in Bishkek.

Died April 4th, 1985 at 42 years old in Murmansk.

Héctor Pulido

Mexican footballer (1942–2022).

Born December 15th, 1942 in Numarán Municipality.

Died February 18th, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]

Ann A. Kiessling

American reproductive biologist involved in stem cell research.

Born March 29th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Baker City.

Miguel Littin

Chilean film director, film producer and writer.

Born August 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Palmilla.

Rubén Marcos

Chilean footballer (1942-2006).

Born December 6th, 1942 in Osorno.

Died August 14th, 2006 at 63 years old in Osorno (myocardial infarction).

Pierre Bernard

French graphic designer (1942–2015).

Born February 25th, 1942 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 23rd, 2015 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Bruno Arcari

Italian boxer.

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

Branko Rašović

Yugoslavian footballer (1942–2024).

Born April 11th, 1942 in Podgorica.

Died October 11th, 2024 at 82 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Volker Roth

German football referee (1942–2025).

Born February 1st, 1942 in Chemnitz.

Died February 17th, 2025 at 83 years old in Chemnitz. [ref]

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