Jonathan Borofsky

American sculptor and printmaker (born 1942).

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

Fernando Vallejo

Colombian writer.

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

Isao Sasaki

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

Born May 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tokyo.

John E. Blaha

American astronaut.

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

Péter Nádas

Hungarian writer and photographer.

Born October 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Budapest.

Richard Stoltzman

American musician.

Born July 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Omaha.

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.

Gijs van Lennep

Dutch racing driver.

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

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]

Luciano Canfora

Italian classical philologist and historian (1942-).

Born June 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Bari.

Allan Harris

English footballer (1942–2017).

Born December 28th, 1942 in London.

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

Anatoly Kornukov

Soviet general (1942-2014).

Born January 10th, 1942 in Kadiivka.

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

Irina Miroshnichenko

Soviet and russian actress (1942-2023).

Born July 24th, 1942 in Barnaul.

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

Ivo Viktor

Czech footballer.

Born May 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Křelov. ^[ref]

David Botstein

American biologist.

Born September 8th, 1942 in Zurich.

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

Mimis Papaioannou

Greek footballer.

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

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

Piero Marini

Italian roman catholic archbishop.

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

Tony P. Hall

American politician (born 1942).

Born January 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Dayton.

Ivan Mládek

Czech musician and comedian.

Born February 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Ulrike Ottinger

German filmmaker and photographer (born 1942).

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

Gauri Deshpande

Marathi-language writer (1942-2003).

Born February 11th, 1942 in Pune.

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

Ahmet Türk

Turkish statesperson (born 1942).

Born July 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Derik district.

Bill Ivy

British motorcycle racer (1942–1969).

Born August 27th, 1942 in Maidstone.

Died July 12th, 1969 at 26 years old in Hohenstein-Ernstthal (collision, falling).