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In the year 1942

1,391 Notable birthdays

Jan Pieterse

Dutch racing cyclist.

Born October 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Oude-Tonge.

Luis Mateo Díez

Spanish writer.

Born September 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Villablino. [ref]

Benő Káposzta

Hungarian footballer.

Born June 7th, 1942 in Budapest.

Died August 11th, 2025 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Nelson Díaz

Uruguayan footballer (1942–2018).

Born January 12th, 1942 in Montevideo.

Died December 4th, 2018 at 76 years old [ref]

Seiji Aochi

Japanese ski jumper.

Born June 21st, 1942 in Otaru.

Died August 14th, 2008 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]

Sigrid Combüchen

Swedish novelist.

Born January 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Solingen.

Evariste Ngoyagoye

Catholic archbishop.

Born January 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Bujumbura Province.

Sture Pettersson

Swedish road racing cyclist (1942-1983).

Born September 30th, 1942 in Vårgårda.

Died June 26th, 1983 at 40 years old in Alingsås.

Göran Nicklasson

Swedish footballer (1942-2018).

Born August 20th, 1942 in Åmål Municipality.

Died January 27th, 2018 at 75 years old in Sweden. [ref]

Joan Mari Torrealdai

Basque writer, sociologist, journalist, and bibliographer.

Born November 24th, 1942 in Forua.

Died July 31st, 2020 at 77 years old in Usurbil (cancer). [ref]

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