Valya Balkanska

Bulgarian singer.

Born January 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Arda.

He Xiangjian

Chinese businessperson (1942-).

Born October 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Shunde District.

Donald Carcieri

American politician.

Born December 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in East Greenwich. ^[ref]

Per Martin-Löf

Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statistician.

Born May 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Stockholm.

Arne Treholt

Norwegian politician and spy (1942–2023).

Born December 13th, 1942 in Brandbu. ^[ref]

Died February 12th, 2023 at 80 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Lynn Davies

Welsh long jumper and 1964 olympic champion.

Born May 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nant-y-moel.

Amir Taheri

Iranian author (born 1942).

Born June 9th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Ahvaz.

José Serra

Brazilian politician (born 1942).

Born March 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in São Paulo. ^[ref]

Yevgeny Shaposhnikov

Soviet air force marshal (1942–2020).

Born February 3rd, 1942 in Bolshoi Log.

Died December 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).

Aḥmad ibn Ḥamad Khalīlī

Grand mufti of the sultanate of oman.

Born July 27th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sultanate of Zanzibar.

Terry Hennessey

Welsh footballer (1942-2025).

Born September 1st, 1942 in Llay.

Died August 8th, 2025 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Fatma Girik

Turkish actor and statesperson (1942–2022).

Born December 12th, 1942 in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Died January 24th, 2022 at 79 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19).

Bob Weiss

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Easton.

Arto Paasilinna

Finnish author (1942-2018).

Born April 20th, 1942 in Kittilä.

Died October 15th, 2018 at 76 years old in Espoo (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Parker Griffith

American politician.

Born August 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Shreveport.

Michel Tabachnik

Swiss musician.

Born November 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Geneva. ^[ref]

Rudolf Jaenisch

German geneticist.

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

Bob Kasten

American politician.

Born June 19th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Milwaukee.

Graciela Iturbide

Mexican photographer (born 1942).

Born May 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mexico City.

Rinus Israël

Dutch footballer and manager (1942–2025).

Born March 19th, 1942 in Amsterdam.

Died July 1st, 2025 at 83 years old ^[ref]

George Kuchar

American filmmaker (1942-2011).

Born August 31st, 1942 in New York City.

Died September 6th, 2011 at 69 years old in San Francisco (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Valeriy Brumel

Soviet high jumper.

Born April 14th, 1942 in Tolbuzino.

Died January 26th, 2003 at 60 years old in Moscow.

Tony Genaro

American actor.

Born October 15th, 1942 in Gallup.

Died May 7th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hollywood.

Nguyễn Minh Triết

Sixth president of vietnam (2006-2011).

Born October 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Bến Cát.

Seiji Sakaguchi

Japanese professional wrestler and judoka.

Born February 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kurume.