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In the year 1942

1,386 Notable birthdays

Ban Hyo-jeong

South korean actress.

Born November 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Daegu. [ref]

Robert L. Stewart

American astronaut and recipient of the purple heart medal.

Born August 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Washington, D.C..

Peter J. Denning

American computer scientist and writer.

Born January 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Kenneth Johnson

American sci-fi writer and producer.

Born October 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Pine Bluff.

Ludmila Savelyeva

Soviet and russian actress.

Born January 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Khagen Mahanta

Indian singer.

Born January 1st, 1942 in Nagaon.

Died June 12th, 2014 at 72 years old in Guwahati (cardiovascular disease).

Yves Rénier

French actor, screenwriter and director (1942-2021).

Born September 29th, 1942 in Bern. [ref]

Died April 24th, 2021 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]

John Taylor

British jazz pianist (1942–2015).

Born September 25th, 1942 in Manchester.

Died July 18th, 2015 at 72 years old in Angers (myocardial infarction).

Rob de Nijs

Dutch singer and actor, active since the 1960s (1942–2025).

Born December 26th, 1942 in Amsterdam.

Died March 16th, 2025 at 82 years old in Bennekom (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Federico Lombardi

Italian catholic priest.

Born August 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Saluzzo.

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