Khagen Mahanta

Indian singer.

Born January 1st, 1942 in Nagaon.

Died June 12th, 2014 at 72 years old in Guwahati (cardiovascular disease).

Lenore Blum

American computer scientist and mathematician (1942-).

Born December 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Hannes Wader

German singer-songwriter.

Born June 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Bielefeld.

Philip Catherine

British-belgian jazz rock guitarist.

Born October 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in London.

Dioncounda Traoré

President of mali.

Born February 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kati.

Juan Mari Arzak

Spanish basque chef from san sebastián.

Born July 31st, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Sebastián.

Juan Diego

Spanish actor.

Born December 14th, 1942 in Bormujos.

Died April 28th, 2022 at 79 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Michael Palmer

American novelist (1942–2013).

Born October 9th, 1942 in Springfield.

Died October 30th, 2013 at 71 years old in New York City, Queens (stroke, myocardial infarction).

Roger Crozier

Canadian ice hockey player (1942-1996).

Born March 16th, 1942 in Bracebridge.

Died January 11th, 1996 at 53 years old in Newark (cancer).

John Taylor

British jazz pianist (1942–2015).

Born September 25th, 1942 in Manchester.

Died July 18th, 2015 at 72 years old in Angers (myocardial infarction).

Yves Rénier

French actor, screenwriter and director (1942-2021).

Born September 29th, 1942 in Bern. ^[ref]

Died April 24th, 2021 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Peter J. Denning

American computer scientist and writer.

Born January 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Robert L. Stewart

American astronaut and recipient of the purple heart medal.

Born August 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Washington, D.C..

Celso Amorim

Brazilian diplomat (born 1942).

Born June 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Santos.

Norberto Rivera Carrera

Mexican catholic cardinal.

Born June 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Durango.

Roberto Perfumo

Argentine football player and coach (1942-2016).

Born October 3rd, 1942 in Sarandí.

Died March 10th, 2016 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi

Iraqi/iranian grand ayatollah.

Born August 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Karbala.

Dennis Ralston

Us tennis player (1942–2020).

Born July 27th, 1942 in Bakersfield.

Died December 6th, 2020 at 78 years old in Austin (cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Thompson

English footballer (1942-2018).

Born November 27th, 1942 in Carlisle.

Died December 31st, 2018 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Gabriele Veneziano

Italian physicist (1942-).

Born September 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Florence.

Federico Lombardi

Italian catholic priest.

Born August 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Saluzzo.

Seka Sablić

Serbian actress.

Born June 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Belgrade.

Colin Groves

Australian anthropologist (1942-2017).

Born June 24th, 1942 in London.

Died November 30th, 2017 at 75 years old in Canberra. ^[ref]

Bruno Buchberger

Austrian mathematician.

Born October 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Innsbruck.

Alan Hinton

English footballer and manager (born 1942).

Born October 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Wednesbury.