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In the year 1942

1,518 Notable birthdays

Koji Funamoto

Japanese association football player.

Born August 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Hiroshima.

María del Pilar Ayuso González

Member of the european parliament.

Born June 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Badajoz.

Wiltrud Urselmann

German swimmer.

Born May 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Krefeld.

Marianne Jahn

Austrian alpine skier.

Born December 14th, 1942 in Zürs. [ref]

Died July 30th, 2025 at 82 years old in Balzers. [ref]

Valentin Samungi

Romanian handball player (1942–2024).

Born January 27th, 1942 in Bucharest.

Died September 15th, 2024 at 82 years old [ref]

Katalin Rozsnyói

Canoe racer (1942–).

Born November 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Budapest.

Frans Wiertz

Catholic bishop.

Born December 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Kerkrade.

Kang Ryong-woon

North korean footballer.

Born April 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in North Korea.

Ron Kroon

Dutch swimmer and photographer (1942-2001).

Born September 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.

Died July 12th, 2001 at 58 years old in Huizen. [ref]

Karel Knesl

Czechoslovak soccer player.

Born April 8th, 1942 in Pustiměř.

Died September 3rd, 2020 at 78 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague. [ref]

Hasse Thomsén

Swedish olympic medalist.

Born February 27th, 1942 in Gothenburg.

Died April 26th, 2004 at 62 years old in Kungälv.

Boris Budnikov

Soviet sailor.

Born February 16th, 1942 in Saratov.

Died April 26th, 2023 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Dieter Hoffmann

East german shot putter (1942–2016).

Born August 27th, 1942 in Gdańsk.

Died September 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in Luckenwalde.

Helmut Stein

German footballer.

Born November 9th, 1942 in Aschersleben.

Died September 3rd, 2022 at 79 years old in Erfurt.

Gilbert Aubry

Bishop of the roman catholic diocese of saint-denis-de-la réunion.

Born May 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Saint-Louis.

Krystyna Jakubowska

Polish volleyball player.

Born December 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Warsaw.

Pertti Purhonen

Finnish boxer (1942–2011).

Born February 14th, 1942 in Helsinki.

Died February 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Porvoo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Jan Hrbatý

Czech ice hockey player (1942-2019).

Born January 20th, 1942 in Stražisko. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2019 at 77 years old in Jihlava. [ref]

Lāsma Kauniste

Latvian speed skater.

Born April 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Riga.

Benedetta Craveri

Italian french scholar and writer (1942-).

Born September 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Rome. [ref]

George Panikulam

Apostolic nuncio.

Born October 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Puthenchira. [ref]

Jürgen Kissner

German bicycle racer.

Born August 18th, 1942 in Luckau.

Died May 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Cologne.

Lorenzo Piretto

Italian catholic archbishop.

Born December 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Mazzè. [ref]

Zoltán Nemere

Fencer (1942–2001).

Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.

Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).

Ha Jung-won

North korean footballer.

Born April 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in North Korea.

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