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In the year 1942

1,393 Notable birthdays

Pertti Purhonen

Finnish boxer (1942–2011).

Born February 14th, 1942 in Helsinki.

Died February 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Porvoo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Jan Hrbatý

Czech ice hockey player (1942-2019).

Born January 20th, 1942 in Stražisko. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2019 at 77 years old in Jihlava. [ref]

Lāsma Kauniste

Latvian speed skater.

Born April 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Riga.

George Panikulam

Apostolic nuncio.

Born October 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Puthenchira. [ref]

Jürgen Kissner

German bicycle racer.

Born August 18th, 1942 in Luckau.

Died May 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Cologne.

Lorenzo Piretto

Italian catholic archbishop.

Born December 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Mazzè. [ref]

Zoltán Nemere

Fencer.

Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.

Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).

Ha Jung-won

North korean footballer.

Born April 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in North Korea.

Zoltán Szarka

Hungarian association football player (1942-2016).

Born August 12th, 1942 in Csorna.

Died April 18th, 2016 at 73 years old in Szombathely. [ref]

Detlef Thorith

German discus thrower (1942–2019).

Born September 27th, 1942 in Koszalin.

Died July 17th, 2019 at 76 years old in Frankfurt-Nieder-Eschbach. [ref]

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