Edy Williams

American actress.

Born July 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Salt Lake City. ^[ref]

John Clauser

American physicist.

Born December 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Pasadena.

Ralph Klein

Canadian politician (1942-2013).

Born November 1st, 1942 in Calgary.

Died March 29th, 2013 at 70 years old in Calgary (dementia).

Preston Manning

Canadian politician.

Born June 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Edmonton.

Maurizio Pollini

Italian pianist and conductor (1942–2024).

Born January 5th, 1942 in Milan. ^[ref]

Died March 23rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Milan. ^[ref]

Mike Summerbee

Footballer and manager (born 1942).

Born December 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Preston.

Dave Cutler

American software engineer.

Born March 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Lansing.

Michael Giles

British drummer, percussionist and vocalist.

Born March 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Waterlooville.

Jimmy Miller

American record producer and musician, songwriter (1942–1994).

Born March 23rd, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died October 22nd, 1994 at 52 years old in Denver (liver disease).

Minoo Mumtaz

Indian actress (1942–2021).

Born April 26th, 1942 in Mumbai.

Died October 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Toronto (cancer).

Amine Gemayel

Former lebanese president.

Born January 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Bikfaya.

Madhabi Mukherjee

Indian actress.

Born February 10th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kolkata.

Tony Buzan

English author and educational consultant (1942–2019).

Born June 2nd, 1942 in London.

Died April 13th, 2019 at 76 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Larry Taylor

American bassist (1942–2019).

Born June 26th, 1942 in New York City.

Died August 19th, 2019 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Conrad Schumann

East german soldier (1942-1998).

Born March 28th, 1942 in Zschochau.

Died June 20th, 1998 at 56 years old in Kipfenberg (hanging to death).

Madeline Bell

American soul singer.

Born July 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Newark.

Gottfried John

German actor (1942-2014).

Born August 29th, 1942 in Berlin.

Died September 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Utting (cancer).

Aziz Mian

Pakistani singer (1942-2000).

Born April 17th, 1942 in Delhi.

Died December 6th, 2000 at 58 years old in Tehran.

Samuel Ramey

American operatic bass.

Born March 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Colby.

Tim Maia

Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist (1942–1998).

Born September 28th, 1942 in Tijuca.

Died March 15th, 1998 at 55 years old in Niterói (cardiovascular disease).

Victor Kalashnikov

Russian firearm designer (1942–2018).

Born July 16th, 1942 in Matay.

Died March 27th, 2018 at 75 years old in Izhevsk. ^[ref]

Marlena Shaw

American female singer (1942–2024).

Born September 22nd, 1942 in New Rochelle.

Died January 19th, 2024 at 81 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]

Roger Chapman

British rock vocalist, songwriter.

Born April 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Leicester. ^[ref]

Helen Garner

Australian journalist, novelist and screenwriter (born 1942).

Born November 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Geelong.

Alex Stepney

English footballer (born 1942).

Born September 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in London.