Jonathan Borofsky

American sculptor and printmaker (born 1942).

Born December 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Boston.

Enrique Morente

Spanish recording artist; flamenco singer (1942-2010).

Born December 25th, 1942 in Granada. ^[ref]

Died December 13th, 2010 at 67 years old in Madrid (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Vinicio Cerezo

Guatemalan president.

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

Isao Sasaki

Japanese singer, actor, voice actor (1942-).

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

Gijs van Lennep

Dutch racing driver.

Born March 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Aerdenhout.

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]

Fernando Vallejo

Colombian writer.

Born October 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Medellín.

John E. Blaha

American astronaut.

Born August 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Antonio. ^[ref]

Richard Stoltzman

American musician.

Born July 12th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Omaha.

Piero Marini

Italian roman catholic archbishop.

Born January 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Valverde.

Sepp Holzer

Austrian farmer, permaculturist, and writer.

Born July 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Ramingstein.

Anatoly Kornukov

Soviet general (1942-2014).

Born January 10th, 1942 in Kadiivka.

Died July 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Moscow (disease).

Mimis Papaioannou

Greek footballer.

Born November 17th, 1942 in Veria. ^[ref]

Died March 15th, 2023 at 80 years old in Athens. ^[ref]

Ivo Viktor

Czech footballer.

Born May 21st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Křelov. ^[ref]

Allan Harris

English footballer (1942–2017).

Born December 28th, 1942 in London.

Died November 23rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Epsom. ^[ref]

Martin Weitzman

American economist (1942-2019).

Born April 1st, 1942 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died August 27th, 2019 at 77 years old in Newton. ^[ref]

David Botstein

American biologist.

Born September 8th, 1942 in Zurich.

Died February 27th, 2026 at 83 years old in Half Moon Bay. ^[ref]

Jerrold E. Marsden

Canadian-american mathematician.

Born August 17th, 1942 in Ocean Falls.

Died September 21st, 2010 at 68 years old in Pasadena. ^[ref]

Irina Miroshnichenko

Soviet and russian actress (1942-2023).

Born July 24th, 1942 in Barnaul.

Died August 3rd, 2023 at 81 years old in Moscow.

Ahmet Türk

Turkish statesperson (born 1942).

Born July 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Derik district.

Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

Papa francisco.

Born December 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tegucigalpa.

Gauri Deshpande

Marathi-language writer (1942-2003).

Born February 11th, 1942 in Pune.

Died March 1st, 2003 at 61 years old in Pune.

Robert Weinberg

American biologist.

Born November 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Pittsburgh.

Ulrike Ottinger

German filmmaker and photographer (born 1942).

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

Rose Francine Rogombe

Gabonese politician (1942-2015).

Born September 20th, 1942 in Lambaréné.

Died April 10th, 2015 at 72 years old in Villejuif.