Kevin Conway

American actor (1942-2020).

Born May 29th, 1942 in New York City.

Died February 5th, 2020 at 77 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Chris Hani

Anti-apartheid activist (1942-1993).

Born June 28th, 1942 in Transkei, Eastern Cape. ^[ref]

Died April 10th, 1993 at 50 years old in Boksburg (deliberate murder). ^[ref]

Glyn Johns

English musician, recording engineer and record producer.

Born February 15th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Epsom.

Chelcie Ross

American actor.

Born October 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sacramento, Oklahoma City.

Wen Jiabao

6th premier of the people's republic of china.

Born September 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tianjin. ^[ref]

Ray Cooper

British musician.

Born September 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Watford. ^[ref]

Michel Fourniret

French serial killer (1942–2021).

Born April 4th, 1942 in Sedan.

Died May 10th, 2021 at 79 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Jim Rogers

American writer.

Born October 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Singapore, Baltimore.

Caetano Veloso

Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist.

Born August 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Santo Amaro.

Martin Seligman

American psychologist and writer.

Born August 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Albany.

Dieter Laser

German actor (1942–2020).

Born February 17th, 1942 in Kiel.

Died February 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Edwin Starr

American singer and songwriter (1942–2003).

Born January 21st, 1942 in Nashville.

Died April 2nd, 2003 at 61 years old in Beeston (myocardial infarction).

Samuel R. Delany

American author and literary critic.

Born April 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Peter Handke

Austrian writer, playwright and film director (born 1942).

Born December 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Griffen. ^[ref]

Junichiro Koizumi

Prime minister of japan from 2001 to 2006.

Born January 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Yokosuka.

Peter Greenaway

Welsh film director (born 1942).

Born April 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Newport.

Sheila Gish

British actress (1942–2005).

Born April 23rd, 1942 in Lincoln.

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

Jeffrey Wigand

American whistleblower, tobacco company executive.

Born December 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Jim Calhoun

American basketball player and coach.

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

Walter Hill

American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born January 10th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Long Beach.

Bob Hayes

American football player and sprinter (1942–2003).

Born December 20th, 1942 in Jacksonville.

Died September 18th, 2002 at 59 years old in Jacksonville (prostate cancer).

Anita Roddick

British business woman, founder of the body shop (1942-2007).

Born October 23rd, 1942 in Littlehampton.

Died September 10th, 2007 at 64 years old in Chichester (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Marc Alaimo

American actor (b. 1942).

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

David René de Rothschild

American banker; member of the french branch of the rothschild family.

Born December 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023).

Born September 18th, 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau. ^[ref]

Died December 26th, 2023 at 81 years old in Offenburg (cancer). ^[ref]