Brian Kernighan

Canadian computer scientist, co-inventor of the unix operating system.

Born January 30th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Toronto.

Freda Payne

American singer and actress (born 1942).

Born September 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Detroit.

John P. Hammond

American blues singer and guitarist.

Born November 13th, 1942 in New York City.

Died February 28th, 2026 at 83 years old in Jersey City. ^[ref]

Kenneth Welsh

Canadian actor (1942-2022).

Born March 30th, 1942 in Edmonton.

Died May 5th, 2022 at 80 years old in Toronto (cancer). ^[ref]

Manolo Blahnik

Czech-spanish fashion designer (shoes).

Born November 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Santa Cruz de La Palma.

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

Iraqi military and politician (1942-2020).

Born July 1st, 1942 in Ad-Dawr.

Died October 26th, 2020 at 78 years old in Iraq. ^[ref]

Enoch Adejarue Adeboye

Nigerian pastor (born 1942).

Born March 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nigeria, Osun State. ^[ref]

Ivan Koloff

Canadian professional wrestler.

Born August 25th, 1942 in Montreal.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 74 years old in Winterville (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Bill Conti

American composer and conductor.

Born April 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Providence.

Michelle Hurst

American actress.

Born June 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brooklyn.

Rei Kawakubo

Japanese fashion designer, business woman (1942-).

Born October 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tokyo.

Ken Patera

American professional wrestler and weightlifter.

Born November 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Portland.

Country Joe McDonald

American musician (1942–2026).

Born January 1st, 1942 in Washington, D.C..

Died March 7th, 2026 at 84 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Guion Bluford

American astronaut.

Born November 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia.

Ferguson Jenkins

Canadian baseball player.

Born December 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Chatham-Kent. ^[ref]

Andraé Crouch

American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015).

Born July 1st, 1942 in San Francisco.

Died January 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Pedro Morales

Puerto rican professional wrestler (1942–2019).

Born October 22nd, 1942 in Culebra.

Died February 12th, 2019 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Giacomo Agostini

Italian motorcycle racer and motorcycle racing team manager.

Born June 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brescia.

Frank Bank

American actor (1942–2013).

Born April 12th, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died April 13th, 2013 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Betty Aberlin

American actress.

Born December 30th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Andrew Weil

Us physician and writer; alternative medicine advocate.

Born June 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia.

K. T. Oslin

American musician.

Born May 15th, 1942 in Arkansas.

Died December 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Nashville (Parkinson's disease, COVID-19). ^[ref]

Jean-Luc Ponty

French jazz violinist and composer.

Born September 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Avranches.

Mil Máscaras

Mexican professional wrestler.

Born July 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Luis Potosí.

Carlos Monzón

Argentine boxer (1942-1995).

Born August 7th, 1942 in Santa Fe.

Died January 8th, 1995 at 52 years old in Santa Rosa de Calchines (traffic collision).