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In the year 1942

1,386 Notable birthdays

Toyohiro Akiyama

First japanese astronaut.

Born July 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Setagaya-ku. [ref]

Bas Jan Ader

Dutch-american artist.

Born April 19th, 1942 in Winschoten. [ref]

Died July 9th, 1975 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning). [ref]

Peter van Inwagen

American philosopher.

Born September 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in United States.

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & nobel laureate of physics.

Born January 12th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Lausanne.

Terry Neill

Northern irish football player and manager (1942–2022).

Born May 8th, 1942 in Belfast.

Died July 28th, 2022 at 80 years old [ref]

Raghu Rai

Indian photographer (born 1942).

Born December 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Jhang.

Muna Wassef

Syrian actress.

Born February 9th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Damascus.

Agathe Habyarimana

Widow of former president of rwanda juvénal habyarimana.

Born January 21st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Gisenyi Province.

David Griffiths

U.s. physicist and educator.

Born December 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Arlington County.

Ruslan Khasbulatov

Russian politician (1942–2023).

Born November 22nd, 1942 in Grozny. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 2023 at 80 years old in Mozhaysky District. [ref]

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