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In the year 1942
1,518 Notable birthdays
Johannes Fried
German historian.
Born May 23rd, 1942 in Hamburg.
Died January 18th, 2026 at 83 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Johny Schleck
Luxembourgian racing cyclist.
Born November 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Grevenmacher.
Nikiforos Diamandouros
Greek academic and politician.
Javier Fragoso
Mexican footballer (1942-2014).
Born April 19th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died December 28th, 2014 at 72 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Vlastimil Jansa
Czech chess player.
Born November 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prague, Nová Dubeč. [ref]
Paul Quilès
French politician (1942–2021).
Born January 27th, 1942 in Sig.
Died September 24th, 2021 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Blanc
Film director (1942–2004).
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Charenton-le-Pont.
Died May 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Saint-Cloud (cancer).
Isaías Rodríguez
Venezuelan politician and former attorney general.
Born December 16th, 1942 in Valle de la Pascua.
Died January 12th, 2025 at 82 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Italian racecar driver.
Born August 31st, 1942 in Bergamo.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 83 years old in Gerosa. [ref]
Angel Marin
Bulgarian politician and general (1942–2024).
Born January 8th, 1942 in Batak.
Died March 18th, 2024 at 82 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Ute Bock
Austrian educator and humanitarian (1942–2018).
Died January 18th, 2018 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
France Anglade
French actress (1942–2014).
Born July 17th, 1942 in Constantine.
Died August 28th, 2014 at 72 years old in La Verrière.
André Brahic
French astrophysicist and astronomer (1942–2016).
Born November 30th, 1942 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 15th, 2016 at 73 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Antonio Cisneros
Peruvian poet (1942–2012).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Lima. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2012 at 69 years old in Lima (lung cancer). [ref]
Ken Broderick
Canadian ice hockey player (1942–2016).
Born February 16th, 1942 in Toronto.
Died March 13th, 2016 at 74 years old in Niagara Falls. [ref]
José Luis González Dávila
Mexican footballer (1942-1995).
Born September 14th, 1942 in Celaya.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 52 years old in Mexico City.
Dieter Kurrat
German footballer and manager (1942-2017).
Born May 15th, 1942 in Dortmund.
Died October 27th, 2017 at 75 years old in Holzwickede. [ref]
Nobuaki Kobayashi
Japanese billiards player (1942-2019).
Born March 26th, 1942 in Japan.
Died November 25th, 2019 at 77 years old [ref]
Odd Martinsen
Norwegian cross-country skier.
Born December 20th, 1942 in Drammen. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
Alexandre Baptista
Portuguese footballer (1942–2024).
Born February 17th, 1942 in Barreiro.
Died March 3rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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