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In the year 1942

1,391 Notable birthdays

Diana Yorgova

Bulgarian long jumper.

Born December 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lovech.

Hans Scholl

German astronomer (1942-).

Born November 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Heidelberg.

Vicente López Carril

Spanish road bicycle racer (1942–1980).

Born December 2nd, 1942 in Donas, Boqueixón.

Died March 29th, 1980 at 37 years old in Gijón (watershed stroke).

Alva Colquhoun

Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder.

Born March 30th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brisbane.

Christian Frémont

French politician and representative to andorra 2008-2012.

Born April 23rd, 1942 in Champagnac-de-Belair.

Died August 3rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

András Bodnár

Hungarian water polo player.

Born April 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Uzhhorod.

Reinhold Durnthaler

Austrian bobsledder (1942-2017).

Born November 29th, 1942 in Feldkirchen in Kärnten. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Feldkirchen in Kärnten. [ref]

Gunnar Utterberg

Swedish canoe racer (1942–2021).

Born November 28th, 1942 in Jönköping. [ref]

Died September 12th, 2021 at 78 years old in Mölltorp. [ref]

Eladio Zárate

Paraguayan footballer.

Born January 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Alberdi.

Wilfried Peffgen

German cyclist (1942–2021).

Born October 1st, 1942 in Cologne.

Died May 9th, 2021 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]

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