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In the year 1942
1,259 Notable birthdays
Rajesh Khanna
Indian actor (1942–2012).
Born December 29th, 1942 in Amritsar.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 69 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Werner Herzog
German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director.
Born September 5th, 1942 (age 81 years) in Munich.
Brian Jones
British multi-instrumentalist, founding member of the rolling stones (1942-1969).
Born February 28th, 1942 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1969 at 27 years old in Hartfield (death by misadventure). [ref]
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film producer (1942-2008).
Born October 23rd, 1942 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2008 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma). [ref]
Ann Dunham
American anthropologist, mother of barack obama.
Born November 29th, 1942 in Wichita.
Died November 7th, 1995 at 52 years old in Honolulu (uterine cancer).
Tammy Faye Messner
American evangelist (1942-2007).
Born March 7th, 1942 in International Falls.
Died July 20th, 2007 at 65 years old in Loch Lloyd (lung cancer, colorectal cancer).
Jerry Garcia
American guitarist and singer (1942–1995).
Born August 1st, 1942 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1995 at 53 years old in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]
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