Michael Crichton

American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008).

Born October 23rd, 1942 in Chicago.

Died November 4th, 2008 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Robert Shapiro

American lawyer.

Born September 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Plainfield.

Jerry Garcia

American guitarist and singer (1942–1995).

Born August 1st, 1942 in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Died August 9th, 1995 at 53 years old in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls (myocardial infarction, diabetes). ^[ref]

Richard A Williams Jr

American tennis coach.

Born February 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Shreveport.

Judy Sheindlin

American television judge.

Born October 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brooklyn.

René Angélil

Canadian singer and manager (1942–2016).

Born January 16th, 1942 in Montreal.

Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (esophageal cancer).

Jerry Jones

American businessman and owner of the dallas cowboys.

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

Roger Ebert

American film critic, author (1942–2013).

Born June 18th, 1942 in Urbana.

Died April 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Chicago (thyroid cancer). ^[ref]

Stanley Ann Dunham

American anthropologist, mother of barack obama (1942–1995).

Born November 29th, 1942 in Wichita.

Died November 7th, 1995 at 52 years old in Honolulu (uterine cancer).

Tammy Faye Messner

American evangelist (1942-2007).

Born March 7th, 1942 in International Falls.

Died July 20th, 2007 at 65 years old in Loch Lloyd (lung cancer, colorectal cancer).

Ronnie James Dio

American heavy metal singer (1942–2010).

Born July 10th, 1942 in Portsmouth.

Died May 16th, 2010 at 67 years old in Houston (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Tammy Wynette

American country music singer (1942-1998).

Born May 5th, 1942 in Itawamba County. ^[ref]

Died April 6th, 1998 at 55 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Scott Glenn

American actor.

Born January 26th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Pittsburgh. ^[ref]

Tony Sirico

American film and television actor (1942-2022).

Born July 29th, 1942 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died July 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Fort Lauderdale. ^[ref]

Madeline Kahn

American actress, singer (1942-1999).

Born September 29th, 1942 in Boston.

Died December 3rd, 1999 at 57 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).

Isaac Hayes

American singer, composer, and actor (1942–2008).

Born August 20th, 1942 in Covington. ^[ref]

Died August 10th, 2008 at 65 years old in Memphis (stroke). ^[ref]

Wayne Newton

American singer and entertainer.

Born April 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years).

Hu Jintao

Former general secretary of the chinese communist party.

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

Chris Sarandon

American actor.

Born July 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Beckley.

Jacob Zuma

4th president of south africa (2009–2018).

Born April 12th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nkandla.

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018).

Born October 31st, 1942 in Peoria. ^[ref]

Died March 3rd, 2018 at 75 years old in Newport (bladder cancer). ^[ref]

Bob Hoskins

English actor (1942–2014).

Born October 26th, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds.

Died April 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bury St Edmunds (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Prince Michael of Kent

First cousin of queen elizabeth ii; grandson of king george v and queen mary.

Born July 4th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Coppins.

Jeetendra

Indian film actor (born 1942).

Born April 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Amritsar.

Calvin Klein

American fashion designer (born 1942).

Born November 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in The Bronx.