Imogen Hassall

English actress (1942-1980).

Born August 25th, 1942 in Woking.

Died November 16th, 1980 at 38 years old in Wimbledon (drug overdose).

Abdulsalami Abubakar

Nigerian general and brief head of state.

Born June 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Minna.

Norman Lamont

British politician (born 1942).

Born May 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Shetland Islands.

Jan Stenerud

Norwegian player of american football.

Born November 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Fet Municipality.

Quentin Bryce

25th governor-general of australia.

Born December 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brisbane.

Max Cleland

American politician (1942-2021).

Born August 24th, 1942 in Atlanta. ^[ref]

Died November 9th, 2021 at 79 years old in Atlanta. ^[ref]

Leo Beenhakker

Dutch association football trainer (1942–2025).

Born August 2nd, 1942 in Rotterdam. ^[ref]

Died April 10th, 2025 at 82 years old in Rotterdam. ^[ref]

Seema Deo

Indian actress (1942-2023).

Born March 27th, 1942 in Mumbai.

Died August 24th, 2023 at 81 years old in Bandra (Alzheimer's disease).

Jaipal Reddy

Indian politician (1942-2019).

Born January 16th, 1942 in Madgul.

Died July 28th, 2019 at 77 years old in Hyderabad (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Věra Čáslavská

Czechoslovak sports official, artistic gymnast and coach (1942–2016).

Born May 3rd, 1942 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died August 30th, 2016 at 74 years old in Prague (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Nancy Parsons

American actress (1942–2001).

Born January 17th, 1942 in Saint Paul.

Died January 5th, 2001 at 58 years old in La Crosse (diabetes, heart failure).

Margaret Alva

Governor of the indian state of rajasthan.

Born April 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mangaluru. ^[ref]

Anitra Ford

American actress and model.

Born September 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in California.

Tom Mankiewicz

American writer, producer and director (1942–2010).

Born June 1st, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died July 31st, 2010 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).

Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Iraqi politician.

Born January 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Baghdad.

Katherine Justice

American actress.

Born October 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sacramento.

Eddie Kramer

British audio engineer and producer.

Born April 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Cape Town.

Dick Pound

Canadian swimmer, olympic athlete, british empire games gold medallist, international olympic committee vice president, university chancellor, lawyer.

Born March 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in St. Catharines.

Maggie Blye

American actress.

Born October 24th, 1942 in Houston. ^[ref]

Died March 24th, 2016 at 73 years old in West Hollywood (cancer). ^[ref]

Giacinto Facchetti

Italian association football player (1942–2006).

Born July 18th, 1942 in Treviglio.

Died September 4th, 2006 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer, pancreatic cancer).

Milton Nascimento

Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician.

Born October 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Carla Thomas

American singer (born 1942).

Born December 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Memphis.

Robin Ellis

British actor.

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

Phil Coulter

Northern irish musician, songwriter and record producer.

Born February 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Derry.

Carl Radle

American bassist (1942–1980).

Born June 18th, 1942 in Tulsa.

Died May 30th, 1980 at 37 years old in Claremore. ^[ref]