Mario Terán

Bolivian army soldier.

Born April 9th, 1942 in Cochabamba. ^[ref]

Died March 10th, 2022 at 79 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. ^[ref]

Jagdish Mukhi

Ex governor of assam.

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

Howard Jacobson

British author and journalist.

Born August 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Manchester.

Michael Hui

Hong kong comedian, screenwriter, film director and actor.

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

John Seale

Australian cinematographer.

Born October 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Warwick.

Piers Courage

Racecar driver (1942-1970).

Born May 27th, 1942 in Colchester.

Died June 21st, 1970 at 28 years old in Zandvoort.

Richard Bowman Myers

United states general.

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

John Greig

Scottish footballer.

Born September 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Edinburgh.

Thomas J. Peters

American writer on business management practices.

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

Gus Dudgeon

English record producer (1942-2002).

Born September 30th, 1942 in Surrey. ^[ref]

Died July 21st, 2002 at 59 years old in Reading (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Michael Jackson

English writer and journalist (1942–2007).

Born March 27th, 1942 in Wetherby.

Died August 30th, 2007 at 65 years old in London (Parkinson's disease, diabetes, myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Hugh McCracken

American session musician (1942-2013).

Born March 31st, 1942 in Glen Ridge.

Died March 28th, 2013 at 70 years old in Manhattan (leukemia).

Ambika Soni

Indian politician.

Born November 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lahore.

Doug Mountjoy

Welsh snooker player (1942-2021).

Born June 8th, 1942 in Tir-y-berth. ^[ref]

Died February 14th, 2021 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Larry Pressler

U.s. politician.

Born March 29th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Humboldt.

Carla Zampatti

Italo-australian fashion designer (1938–2021).

Born May 19th, 1942 in Lovero. ^[ref]

Died April 3rd, 2021 at 78 years old in St Vincent's Hospital (falling). ^[ref]

Molefi Kete Asante

African-american historian and philosopher; theorist of afrocentricity.

Born August 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Valdosta.

Susan Silo

American actress.

Born July 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Laurel Goodwin

American actress.

Born August 11th, 1942 in Wichita.

Died February 25th, 2022 at 79 years old in Cathedral City.

Sharon Olds

American poet.

Born November 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Francisco.

William Finley

American actor (1940/1942–2012).

Born September 20th, 1942 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died April 15th, 2012 at 69 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Fraser Stoddart

Scottish chemist and nobel laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.

Born May 24th, 1942 in Edinburgh.

Died December 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Michael Seresin

New zealand cinematographer and film director.

Born July 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Wellington.

Terry McGovern

American actor.

Born May 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Berkeley.

Flora Purim

Brazilian jazz singer.

Born March 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Rio de Janeiro.