Maria Kaczyńska

First lady of poland (1942-2010).

Born August 21st, 1942 in Machowo.

Died April 10th, 2010 at 67 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).

Gary Ackerman

American politician.

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

John Crowley

American writer of speculative fiction (born 1942).

Born December 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Presque Isle.

Felice Gimondi

Italian cyclist.

Born September 29th, 1942 in Sedrina.

Died August 16th, 2019 at 76 years old in Giardini Naxos (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

John Sulston

British biologist and nobel laureate (1942–2018).

Born March 27th, 1942 in Cambridge, Fulmer.

Died March 6th, 2018 at 75 years old in Fulmer. ^[ref]

Vladimir Dzhanibekov

Soviet cosmonaut.

Born May 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Iskandar.

Dan Graham

American artist (1942–2022).

Born March 31st, 1942 in Urbana.

Died February 19th, 2022 at 79 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Salim Ahmed Salim

Tanzanian politician and diplomat.

Born January 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Zanzibar Protectorate.

Count Christian of Rosenborg

Former danish prince (1942-2013); youngest child of knud, hereditary prince of denmark, and princess caroline-mathilde of denmark.

Born October 22nd, 1942 in Sorgenfri Palace.

Died May 21st, 2013 at 70 years old in Gentofte.

Tomasz Stańko

Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser (1942–2018).

Born July 11th, 1942 in Rzeszów.

Died July 29th, 2018 at 76 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Egil Olsen

Norwegian association football player and manager.

Born April 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sellebakk.

Wu Ma

Chinese actor and film director (1942-2014).

Born September 22nd, 1942 in T'ien-ching. ^[ref]

Died February 4th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).

Stuart Craig

British production designer (1942–2025).

Born April 14th, 1942 in Norwich.

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

Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt

German sports physician.

Born August 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Leerhafe.

Letta Mbulu

South african musician.

Born August 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Soweto.

Michel Tremblay

Playwright working in quebec (born 1942).

Born June 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Montreal.

Margarita Terekhova

Soviet and russian actress.

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

Zvonko Bogdan

Serbian singer.

Born January 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sombor.

John P. Meier

American priest (1942–2022).

Born August 8th, 1942 in New York City.

Died October 18th, 2022 at 80 years old in South Bend. ^[ref]

Otis Clay

American r&b and soul singer (1942–2016).

Born February 11th, 1942 in Waxhaw.

Died January 8th, 2016 at 73 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).

James Blood Ulmer

American jazz and blues guitarist and singer.

Born February 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City, St. Matthews.

Jerry Williams

Swedish rock singer (1942–2018).

Born April 15th, 1942 in Solna.

Died March 25th, 2018 at 75 years old in Täby (cancer). ^[ref]

László Sólyom

Politician and former president of hungary (1942–2023).

Born January 3rd, 1942 in Pécs.

Died October 8th, 2023 at 81 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Hannelore Elsner

German actress (1942–2019).

Born July 26th, 1942 in Burghausen.

Died April 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in Munich (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Pál Schmitt

President of hungary from 2010 to 2012.

Born May 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Budapest.