Jim Kolbe

American politician (1942–2022).

Born June 28th, 1942 in Evanston.

Died December 3rd, 2022 at 80 years old (stroke). ^[ref]

Nicholas Wade

British science writer.

Born May 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Aylesbury. ^[ref]

Marcus Borg

American bible scholar (1942-2015).

Born March 11th, 1942 in Fergus Falls. ^[ref]

Died January 21st, 2015 at 72 years old in Powell Butte (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Jeff Astle

English footballer (1942-2002).

Born May 13th, 1942 in Eastwood.

Died January 19th, 2002 at 59 years old in Burton upon Trent.

Ariel Dorfman

Chilean writer.

Born May 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Buenos Aires.

Sallehuddin of Kedah

Sultan of kedah.

Born April 30th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Alor Setar.

Toyohiro Akiyama

First japanese astronaut.

Born July 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Setagaya. ^[ref]

Mamoni Raisom Goswami

Indian writer (1942–2011).

Born November 14th, 1942 in Guwahati.

Died November 29th, 2011 at 69 years old in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. ^[ref]

Hannu Mikkola

Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1983 world rally championship for drivers (1942–2021).

Born May 24th, 1942 in Joensuu.

Died February 25th, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cancer). ^[ref]

U-Roy

Jamaican musician (1942-2021).

Born September 21st, 1942 in Kingston. ^[ref]

Died February 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Kingston. ^[ref]

Ebenezer Obey

Nigerian jùjú musician.

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

Bas Jan Ader

Dutch-american artist (1942–1975).

Born April 19th, 1942 in Winschoten.

Died July 9th, 1975 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning).

Marianne McAndrew

Actress.

Born November 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Cleveland. ^[ref]

Peter van Inwagen

American philosopher.

Born September 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in United States.

Agathe Habyarimana

Widow of former president of rwanda juvénal habyarimana.

Born January 21st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Gisenyi Province.

Michel Kafando

Burkinabé diplomat.

Born August 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Ouagadougou.

Terry Neill

Northern irish football player and manager (1942–2022).

Born May 8th, 1942 in Belfast.

Died July 28th, 2022 at 80 years old in London. ^[ref]

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & nobel laureate of physics.

Born January 12th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Lausanne.

Roger Brown

American basketball player (1942-1997).

Born May 22nd, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died March 4th, 1997 at 54 years old in Indianapolis (liver cancer).

Raghu Rai

Indian photographer ( 1942-2026).

Born December 18th, 1942 in Jhang.

Died April 26th, 2026 at 83 years old in Delhi. ^[ref]

David Rumelhart

American psychologist (1942-2011).

Born June 12th, 1942 in Wessington Springs.

Died March 13th, 2011 at 68 years old in Chelsea (Pick disease). ^[ref]

Mridula Sinha

Indian writer and politician.

Born November 27th, 1942 in Muzaffarpur.

Died November 18th, 2020 at 77 years old in Goa (COVID-19).

Muna Wassef

Syrian actress.

Born February 9th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Damascus.

David Griffiths

U.s. physicist and educator.

Born December 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Arlington County.

Ruslan Khasbulatov

Russian politician (1942–2023).

Born November 22nd, 1942 in Grozny. ^[ref]

Died January 3rd, 2023 at 80 years old in Mozhaysk Municipal Okrug. ^[ref]