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In the year 1942

1,387 Notable birthdays

Horst Wolter

German footballer.

Born June 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Berlin.

Gennady Logofet

Russian footballer (1942-2011).

Born April 15th, 1942 in Moscow.

Died December 5th, 2011 at 69 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]

Mario Frustalupi

Italian footballer (1942–1990).

Born September 12th, 1942 in Orvieto.

Died April 14th, 1990 at 47 years old in San Salvatore Monferrato (traffic collision).

Krister Kristensson

Swedish footballer and manager.

Born July 25th, 1942 in Malmö.

Died January 29th, 2023 at 80 years old [ref]

Eugène Camara

Guinean prime minister (1942-2019).

Born January 21st, 1942 in Nzérékoré.

Died November 22nd, 2019 at 77 years old in Cairo.

Miguel Ángel López

Argentine football manager.

Born March 1st, 1942 in Ticino. [ref]

Died July 7th, 2025 at 83 years old in Barranquilla. [ref]

Thompson Mann

American swimmer (1942–2019).

Born December 1st, 1942 in Norfolk.

Died April 4th, 2019 at 76 years old in Amesbury. [ref]

Ruben Kun

President of nauru (1942-2014).

Born March 30th, 1942 in Nauru.

Died September 21st, 2014 at 72 years old [ref]

Forges

Spanish editorial cartoonist, comics artist and caricaturist (1942–2018).

Born January 17th, 1942 in Madrid. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 2018 at 76 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Klaus Beer

East german athlete (1942–2023).

Born November 14th, 1942 in Legnica.

Died June 8th, 2023 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]

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