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In the year 1942

1,518 Notable birthdays

František Králík

Czechoslovak handball player (1942-1974).

Born April 12th, 1942 in Zlín. [ref]

Died September 7th, 1974 at 32 years old in Hranice. [ref]

Lucien Guiguet

Olympic modern pentathlete.

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

Juan Oleniak

Argentine footballer.

Born March 4th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Buenos Aires.

Guillermo Hernández

Mexican footballer.

Born June 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Zacoalco de Torres Municipality.

Luis Guillermo Eichhorn

Argentinian priest.

Born June 26th, 1942 in Gilbert.

Died May 25th, 2022 at 79 years old in Gualeguaychú.

Norbert Brunner

Swiss catholic prelate.

Born June 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Naters.

Lyubov Zadorozhnaya

Soviet cyclist.

Born November 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Vysokaja Gora.

Martin Poglajen

Dutch judoka.

Born September 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Essen.

Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez

Mexican footballer (1942-2020).

Born July 10th, 1942 in Mexico City.

Died June 14th, 2020 at 77 years old in Mexico City (COVID-19). [ref]

Frank Mills

Canadian pop pianist.

Born June 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Montreal.

Louis Portella

Congolese catholic bishop.

Born July 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Pointe-Noire.

Jens Nygaard Knudsen

Danish toy designer.

Born January 25th, 1942 in Denmark. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2020 at 78 years old in Anker Fjord Hospice (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Anatoly Vasiliev

Russian theatre director.

Born May 4th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Danilovka.

Thaddée Ntihinyurwa

Catholic archbishop.

Born September 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Kibeho.

Şakir Selim

Soviet writer and poet (1942-2008).

Born April 10th, 1942 in Rozdolne Raion.

Died November 18th, 2008 at 66 years old in Simferopol.

Yūzō Nakamura

Japanese volleyball player (1942-2010).

Born April 24th, 1942 in Himeji.

Died July 20th, 2010 at 68 years old in Sakai. [ref]

Wolfgang Huber

German bishop.

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

Valère Novarina

Swiss choreographer and photographer.

Born May 4th, 1942 in Chêne-Bougeries.

Died January 16th, 2026 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

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