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In the year 1942

1,518 Notable birthdays

Petar Fajfrić

Serbian handball player.

Born February 15th, 1942 in Berkasovo.

Died March 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in Šabac (COVID-19). [ref]

Gerhard Hetz

Swimmer (1942–2012).

Born July 13th, 1942 in Hof.

Died May 19th, 2012 at 69 years old in Barra de Navidad. [ref]

Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal

Colombian catholic archbishop.

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

Kent Bernard

Trinidad and tobago sprinter (1942–2025).

Born May 27th, 1942 in Port of Spain.

Died February 19th, 2025 at 82 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]

Christiane Ziegler

French egyptologist.

Born May 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.

Jean Jourden

French bicycle racer (1942–2024).

Born July 11th, 1942 in Saint-Brieuc.

Died November 23rd, 2024 at 82 years old [ref]

Chang Chang-sun

South korean wrestler.

Born June 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Incheon.

Osvaldo Padilla

Apostolic nuncio.

Born August 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sogod.

Marin Tufan

Romanian footballer.

Born October 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Istria.

Keiichi Suzuki

Japanese speed skater (1942–2025).

Born November 10th, 1942 in Karafuto Prefecture.

Died January 21st, 2025 at 82 years old in Tokorozawa (kidney failure). [ref]

Shin Yung-kyoo

North korean footballer (1942-1996).

Born March 30th, 1942 in North Korea.

Died March 18th, 1996 at 53 years old in Belarus.

Atanase Sciotnic

Canoe racer (1942-2017).

Born March 1st, 1942 in Mila 23.

Died April 5th, 2017 at 75 years old [ref]

Antonio Munguía

Mexican footballer (1942-2018).

Born June 27th, 1942 in Mexico City.

Died January 8th, 2018 at 75 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Charlotte Mutsaers

Dutch author and painter (born 1942).

Born November 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Utrecht.

Dimitris Kremastinos

Greek doctor, university teacher and politician.

Born May 1st, 1942 in Halki.

Died May 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Evangelismos Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]

Ernst Streng

Olympic cyclist (1942-1993).

Born January 21st, 1942 in Cologne.

Died March 27th, 1993 at 51 years old in Cologne.

Maher Abd al-Rashid

Former prominent iraqi general.

Born July 24th, 1942 in Tikrit.

Died June 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Sulaymaniyah.

Shirley Stobs

American swimmer.

Born May 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Miami.

László Hammerl

Hungarian sport shooter (1942–2024).

Born February 15th, 1942 in Budapest.

Died May 3rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Satoko Tanaka

Japanese swimmer.

Born February 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sasebo.

Alevtina Olyunina

Soviet cross-country skier.

Born August 15th, 1942 in Sudislavsky District.

Died November 18th, 2025 at 83 years old in Kostroma. [ref]

Ave Alavainu

Estonian poet and writer (1942-2022).

Born October 4th, 1942 in Tartu.

Died April 3rd, 2022 at 79 years old in Haapsalu. [ref]

Jan Kukal

Czechoslovak tennis player.

Born September 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prague. [ref]

Jan Pieterse

Dutch racing cyclist.

Born October 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Oude-Tonge.

Malika Sobirova

Soviet ballet dancer (1942-1982).

Born May 22nd, 1942 in Dushanbe.

Died February 27th, 1982 at 39 years old in Dushanbe (lung cancer).

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