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In the year 1942

1,274 Notable birthdays

Sheila Gish

British actress.

Born April 23rd, 1942 in Lincoln.

Died March 9th, 2005 at 62 years old in London (skin cancer).

Marc Alaimo

American actor (b. 1942).

Born May 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Milwaukee.

Guion Bluford

American astronaut.

Born November 22nd, 1942 (age 82 years) in Philadelphia.

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic politician.

Born October 4th, 1942 (age 82 years) in Reykjavík.

Country Joe McDonald

American musician and anti-war activist.

Born January 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Washington, D.C..

Peter Greenaway

Welsh film director.

Born April 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Newport. [ref]

Jim Calhoun

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Braintree.

Nathan Deal

82nd governor of georgia from 2011 to 2019.

Born August 25th, 1942 (age 82 years) in Millen.

Ivan Koloff

Canadian professional wrestler.

Born August 25th, 1942 in Montreal.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 74 years old in Winterville (liver cancer). [ref]

Samuel R. Delany

American author and literary critic.

Born April 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

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