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In the year 1942

1,387 Notable birthdays

Romalı Perihan

Turkish opera singer, model, and actress (1942–2016).

Born March 18th, 1942 in Rome.

Died May 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Istanbul, Bağcılar (diabetes).

Vojin Lazarević

Montenegrin footballer.

Born February 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nikšić.

Vasco Graça Moura

Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician (1942–2014).

Born January 3rd, 1942 in Freguesia de Foz do Douro.

Died April 27th, 2014 at 72 years old in Lisbon (cancer).

Gerben Karstens

Dutch road bicycle racer (1942–2022).

Born January 14th, 1942 in Voorburg.

Died October 8th, 2022 at 80 years old in Dongen. [ref]

Bernard Barsi

Roman catholic archbishop of monaco.

Born August 4th, 1942 in Nice. [ref]

Died December 28th, 2022 at 80 years old in Nice. [ref]

Kostas Politis

Basketball player (1942-2018).

Born March 21st, 1942 in Athens.

Died June 18th, 2018 at 76 years old in Athens.

Anatoly Berezovoy

Soviet cosmonaut.

Born April 11th, 1942 in Enem.

Died September 20th, 2014 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Malcolm Ross

Australian linguist.

Born May 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in London.

Benny Lennartsson

Swedish footballer (born 1942).

Born December 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Örebro.

Orlando Aravena

Chilean association football player.

Born October 21st, 1942 in Talca.

Died March 21st, 2024 at 81 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

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