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In the year 1942

1,386 Notable birthdays

Shukri Ghanem

Libyan prime minister (1942-2012).

Born October 9th, 1942 in Tripoli.

Died April 29th, 2012 at 69 years old in Vienna.

Oliver Lake

American musician.

Born September 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Marianna.

Sjoukje Dijkstra

Dutch figure skater (1942-2024).

Born January 28th, 1942 in Akkrum.

Died May 2nd, 2024 at 82 years old in Someren. [ref]

Ann Graybiel

American neuroscientist.

Born January 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Chestnut Hill. [ref]

Marta Kubišová

Czech singer.

Born November 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in České Budějovice. [ref]

Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

Catholic cardinal.

Born December 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tegucigalpa.

Katsuaki Watanabe

Japanese businessman.

Born February 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mie Prefecture.

Bob Netolicky

American basketball player.

Born August 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Francisco.

Micere Githae Mugo

Kenyan writer and activist.

Born December 12th, 1942 in Baricho.

Died June 30th, 2023 at 80 years old in Syracuse. [ref]

Wojciech Pszoniak

Polish actor.

Born May 2nd, 1942 in Lviv.

Died October 19th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]

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