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In the year 1942

1,310 Notable birthdays

Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Polish politician.

Born October 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Warsaw.

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic.

Born February 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Kolkata.

Peter Handke

Nobel laureate in literature & austrian writer, playwright and film director.

Born December 6th, 1942 (age 82 years) in Griffen. [ref]

Bibi Besch

American-austrian actress.

Born February 1st, 1942 in Vienna.

Died September 7th, 1996 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).

Jim Rogers

American writer.

Born October 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Singapore, Baltimore.

Mike Markkula

American businessman.

Born February 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Los Angeles.

Billy Bremner

Scottish association football player and manager (1942-1997).

Born December 9th, 1942 in Stirling.

Died December 7th, 1997 at 54 years old in Doncaster (myocardial infarction).

Phil Esposito

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born February 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sault Ste. Marie.

Mallikarjun Kharge

Indian politician.

Born July 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Karnataka.

Dieter Laser

German actor (1942-2020).

Born February 17th, 1942 in Kiel.

Died February 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]

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