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In the year 1942

1,386 Notable birthdays

Stewart Raffill

British writer and director (born 1942).

Born January 27th, 1942 (age 84 years) in United Kingdom.

Prince Alexandre of Belgium

Prince of belgium.

Born July 18th, 1942 in Royal Castle of Laeken, Château du Stuyvenberg.

Died November 29th, 2009 at 67 years old in Sint-Genesius-Rode (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Gloria Katz

Screenwriter, film producer (1942-2018).

Born October 25th, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died November 25th, 2018 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Ellen Meiksins Wood

American marxist scholar.

Born April 12th, 1942 in New York City. [ref]

Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Ottawa (cancer). [ref]

Mike Resnick

American writer (1942-2020).

Born March 5th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died January 9th, 2020 at 77 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]

Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Egyptian diplomat.

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

Alexandra

German recording artist; singer.

Born May 19th, 1942 in Šilutė.

Died July 31st, 1969 at 27 years old in Tellingstedt (traffic collision).

Ronald Bass

American writer and producer.

Born March 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Los Angeles.

Rosa von Praunheim

German film director (1942–2025).

Born November 25th, 1942 in Riga.

Died December 17th, 2025 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Reiner Schöne

German actor.

Born January 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Fritzlar.

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