Derek Parfit

British philosopher (1942–2017).

Born December 11th, 1942 in Chengdu.

Died January 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in London Borough of Islington.

Olu Jacobs

Nigerian actor.

Born July 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Abeokuta.

Sterling Morrison

American musician.

Born August 28th, 1942 in East Meadow. ^[ref]

Died August 30th, 1995 at 53 years old in Poughkeepsie (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Beverly Aadland

American film actress (1942-2010).

Born September 16th, 1942 in Hollywood.

Died January 5th, 2010 at 67 years old in Lancaster (heart failure). ^[ref]

Oscar Bonavena

Argentine boxer.

Born September 25th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.

Died May 22nd, 1976 at 33 years old in Reno.

Gilberto Gil

Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and politician.

Born June 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Salvador. ^[ref]

Edward Tufte

American statistician (b.1942) noted for his writings on information design.

Born March 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kansas City.

Phil Gramm

American economist and politician.

Born July 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Fort Benning.

Anna Eshoo

American politician (born 1942).

Born December 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New Britain.

Mario Savio

American activist (1942–1996).

Born December 8th, 1942 in New York City.

Died November 6th, 1996 at 53 years old in Sebastopol.

Adi Godrej

Indian businessman.

Born April 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mumbai. ^[ref]

Walter Rodney

Guyanese marxist, pan-afrianist, and historian (1942-1980).

Born March 23rd, 1942 in Georgetown. ^[ref]

Died June 13th, 1980 at 38 years old in Guyana, Georgetown. ^[ref]

Byron Katie

American spiritual writer.

Born December 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Breckenridge.

James Files

Self confessed grassy knoll shooter.

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

Toots Hibbert

Jamaican musician, singer and songwriter (1942–2020).

Born December 8th, 1942 in May Pen.

Died September 11th, 2020 at 77 years old in University Hospital of the West Indies (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Hissène Habré

5th president of chad.

Born August 13th, 1942 in Faya-Largeau.

Died August 24th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dakar (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Carl Douglas

Jamaican singer.

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

Pamela Tiffin

American actress and model (1942–2020).

Born October 13th, 1942 in Oklahoma City.

Died December 2nd, 2020 at 78 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Rutanya Alda

Latvian-american actress.

Born October 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Riga.

Tommy Roe

American pop music singer-songwriter.

Born May 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Atlanta.

Ian Callaghan

English footballer (born 1942).

Born April 10th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Toxteth.

Tony Pérez

Cuban/american baseball player.

Born May 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Ciego de Ávila.

Raymond Floyd

American golfer.

Born September 4th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Fort Bragg.

Felipe González

Prime minister of spain from 1982 to 1996.

Born March 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Seville.

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017).

Born October 12th, 1942 in Shavei Tzion.

Died May 3rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Asheville (disease). ^[ref]