John Verdon

American writer.

Born January 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Chris Harman

British journalist and political activist (1942-2009).

Born November 8th, 1942.

Died November 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Idowu Philips

Nigerian actress.

Born October 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Ijebu Ode.

Joel Cox

American film editor.

Born April 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Los Angeles.

Ana Blandiana

Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure.

Born March 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Timișoara.

Sergio Ramírez

Nicaraguan writer and politician.

Born August 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Masatepe.

Craig Thomas

Welsh author of thrillers (1942-2011).

Born November 24th, 1942 in Cardiff.

Died April 4th, 2011 at 68 years old in London (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini

Prime minister of swaziland (1942-2018).

Born May 15th, 1942 in Eswatini.

Died September 28th, 2018 at 76 years old in Manzini. ^[ref]

Togo D. West, Jr.

Member of the united states cabinet (1942-2018).

Born June 21st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.

Died March 8th, 2018 at 75 years old in sea (myocardial infarction).

Reza Naji

Iranian actor.

Born December 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tabriz.

Norberto Rivera Carrera

Mexican catholic cardinal.

Born June 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Durango.

Marek Perepeczko

Polish actor (1942-2005).

Born April 3rd, 1942 in Warsaw.

Died November 17th, 2005 at 63 years old in Częstochowa (myocardial infarction).

Anneke Grönloh

Dutch singer (1942–2018).

Born June 7th, 1942 in Tondano.

Died September 14th, 2018 at 76 years old in Villapourçon (leukemia).

Erika Blanc

Italian actress.

Born July 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brescia.

Yannis Boutaris

Greek businessman, winemaker and politician (1942–2024).

Born June 13th, 1942 in Thessaloniki.

Died November 9th, 2024 at 82 years old in Thessaloniki. ^[ref]

Friedrich von Thun

Austrian actor.

Born June 30th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Kvasice.

Bert Sakmann

German biologist and physician (1991 nobel prize).

Born June 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Stuttgart.

Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi

Iraqi/iranian grand ayatollah.

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

Montserrat Figueras

Catalan soprano singer.

Born March 15th, 1942 in Barcelona.

Died November 23rd, 2011 at 69 years old in Bellaterra (cancer). ^[ref]

José Cid

Portuguese singer.

Born February 4th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Chamusca.

Gregory Nagy

American classical scholar.

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

Nancy Richey

American tennis player.

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

John Konrads

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1942-2021).

Born May 21st, 1942 in Riga.

Died April 25th, 2021 at 78 years old in Sydney. ^[ref]

Sepp Holzer

Austrian farmer, permaculturist, and writer.

Born July 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Ramingstein.

Fred Hetzel

American basketball player.

Born July 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Washington, D.C..