Christine Darden

African-american mathematician, aerospace engineer.

Born September 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Monroe.

Bryan Murray

Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (1942–2017).

Born December 5th, 1942 in Shawville.

Died August 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Ottawa (colorectal cancer).

Anu Aga

Indian billionaire.

Born August 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Mumbai.

Kim Shin-jo

North korean defector.

Born June 2nd, 1942 in Chongjin.

Died April 9th, 2025 at 82 years old in Seoul. ^[ref]

Judith Herman

American psychiatrist.

Born March 31st, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Lee Dorman

American bassist (1942-2012).

Born September 15th, 1942 in St. Louis.

Died December 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in Laguna Niguel.

Stanley B. Prusiner

American neurologist and biochemist.

Born May 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Des Moines.

Robin Lakoff

American linguist.

Born November 27th, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died August 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Walnut Creek. ^[ref]

Doğu Perinçek

Turkish author, phd at public law, and politician.

Born June 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Gaziantep.

Bonga

Angolan folk and semba singer and songwriter.

Born September 5th, 1942 (age 83 years). ^[ref]

Bonga

Angolan folk and semba singer and songwriter.

Born September 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Ícolo e Bengo. ^[ref]

Stuart Craig

British production designer (1942–2025).

Born April 14th, 1942 in Norwich.

Died September 7th, 2025 at 83 years old in Windsor. ^[ref]

Rosa von Praunheim

German film director (1942–2025).

Born November 25th, 1942 in Riga.

Died December 17th, 2025 at 83 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Pete York

British musician.

Born August 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Middlesbrough.

Peter Habeler

Austrian mountaineer.

Born July 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mayrhofen.

Chris Andrews

British-german singer-songwriter.

Born October 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Romford.

Jamie Muir

British musician (1942–2025).

Born November 30th, 1942 in Edinburgh.

Died February 17th, 2025 at 82 years old in Cornwall. ^[ref]

Gary North

American historian and author (1942–2022).

Born February 11th, 1942 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died February 24th, 2022 at 80 years old in Dallas (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Eddy Mitchell

French singer and actor.

Born July 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

American singer, composer, and activist (1942–2024).

Born October 4th, 1942 in Dougherty County. ^[ref]

Died July 16th, 2024 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch

British businessman and member of the house of lords.

Born July 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Devizes.

Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

Prime minister of kuwait from 2011 to 2019 (1942–2024).

Born January 5th, 1942 in Kuwait City.

Died September 14th, 2024 at 82 years old in Kuwait City. ^[ref]

Michael Spindler

Apple ceo 1993–1996 (1942–2016).

Born December 22nd, 1942 in Berlin.

Died September 5th, 2016 at 73 years old in Mougins. ^[ref]

Lev Leshchenko

Russian singer.

Born February 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Moscow. ^[ref]

Giuseppe Bertello

Italian catholic prelate and cardinal (1942-).

Born October 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Foglizzo.