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In the year 1942

1,274 Notable birthdays

Roger Staubach

American football hall of fame quarterback, businessman.

Born February 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Cincinnati.

Dennis Hastert

American politician and convicted criminal.

Born January 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Aurora.

Michael Eisner

American business executive.

Born March 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Richard O'Brien

English actor.

Born March 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Cheltenham.

Curtis Mayfield

American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1942-1999).

Born June 3rd, 1942 in Chicago. [ref]

Died December 26th, 1999 at 57 years old in Roswell (diabetes). [ref]

Amarinder Singh

Indian politician.

Born March 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Patiala.

The Iron Sheik

Iranian-american professional wrestler (1942–2023).

Born March 15th, 1942 in Damghan.

Died June 7th, 2023 at 81 years old in Fayetteville. [ref]

Tobin Bell

American actor.

Born August 7th, 1942 (age 82 years) in Queens.

Frankie Lymon

American singer.

Born September 30th, 1942 in Harlem. [ref]

Died February 28th, 1968 at 25 years old in Harlem (drug overdose). [ref]

Harry Chapin

American musician.

Born December 7th, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died July 16th, 1981 at 38 years old in New York City (traffic collision).

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