Bonga

Angolan folk and semba singer and songwriter.

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

Robin Lakoff

American linguist.

Born November 27th, 1942 in Brooklyn.

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

Richard Bohringer

French actor, director, producer.

Born January 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Moulins. ^[ref]

Judith Herman

American psychiatrist.

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

Stanley B. Prusiner

American neurologist and biochemist.

Born May 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Des Moines.

Giuseppe Bertello

Italian catholic prelate and cardinal (1942-).

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

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]

Doğu Perinçek

Turkish author, phd at public law, and politician.

Born June 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Gaziantep.

Oliviero Toscani

Italian photographer (1942–2025).

Born February 28th, 1942 in Milan.

Died January 13th, 2025 at 82 years old in Cecina (amyloidosis). ^[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]

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]

Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch

British businessman and member of the house of lords.

Born July 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Devizes.

Pete York

British musician.

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

Lee Dorman

American bassist (1942-2012).

Born September 15th, 1942 in St. Louis.

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

Peter Habeler

Austrian mountaineer.

Born July 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Mayrhofen.

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]

Ann Packer

Olympic gold medallist.

Born March 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Moulsford.

Eddy Mitchell

French singer and actor.

Born July 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Reinhard Mey

German singer-songwriter.

Born December 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Berlin, Wilmersdorf.

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]

Sila María Calderón

Eighth governor of puerto rico.

Born September 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Juan.

Partha Dasgupta

British economist (born 1942).

Born November 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Dhaka.

Jim Leach

American politician (1942-2024).

Born October 15th, 1942 in Davenport.

Died December 11th, 2024 at 82 years old in Iowa City. ^[ref]

Chris Andrews

British-german singer-songwriter.

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

Lawrence Weiner

American artist (1942–2021).

Born February 10th, 1942 in Manhattan, New York City. ^[ref]

Died December 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old in New York City, Manhattan. ^[ref]