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In the year 1942

1,386 Notable birthdays

Jean-Claude Andruet

Rally driver, three-time rally winner in the world rally championship during the 1970s.

Born August 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Montreuil.

Hans Alsér

Swedish table tennis player (1942-1977).

Born January 23rd, 1942 in Borås.

Died January 15th, 1977 at 34 years old in Stockholm (aviation accident).

Audrey Terras

American mathematician.

Born September 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Washington, D.C..

Martín Emilio Rodríguez

Colombian racing cyclist.

Born April 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Medellín. [ref]

Margaret Murdock

American sports shooter.

Born August 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Topeka.

Muriel Day

Irish singer.

Born January 11th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Newtownards.

Vladimír Dzurilla

Czechoslovak ice hockey player.

Born August 2nd, 1942 in Bratislava.

Died July 27th, 1995 at 52 years old in Düsseldorf.

Vyacheslav Zudov

Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2024).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Bor.

Died June 12th, 2024 at 82 years old [ref]

Pedro Solbes

Spanish politician.

Born August 31st, 1942 in Pinoso.

Died March 18th, 2023 at 80 years old in Madrid (liver cancer). [ref]

Jérôme Savary

French theater director and actor.

Born June 27th, 1942 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died March 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Levallois-Perret (cancer). [ref]

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