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]

Han Bennink

Dutch musician (born 1942).

Born April 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Zaandam.

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).

Larry Jones

American basketball player (born 1942).

Born September 22nd, 1942 in Columbus.

Died August 16th, 2025 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Shukri Ghanem

Libyan prime minister (1942-2012).

Born October 9th, 1942 in Tripoli.

Died April 29th, 2012 at 69 years old in Vienna.

Joseph Silk

British-american astronomer.

Born December 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in London.

Curtis Callan

American physicist.

Born October 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in North Adams.

Peter J. Weinberger

American computer scientist.

Born August 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Rüdiger Vogler

German actor.

Born May 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Warthausen.

Gabriele Lavia

Italian actor, film director and theatre director.

Born October 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Milan.

Bob Netolicky

American basketball player.

Born August 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Francisco.

Michael Ogio

Governor-general of papua new guinea (1942-2017).

Born July 7th, 1942 in North Bougainville District.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 74 years old in Port Moresby. ^[ref]

Monique Ohsan Bellepeau

Former vice president of mauritius.

Born January 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Saint-Maurice. ^[ref]

Daniel Roth

French organist.

Born October 31st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Mulhouse.

Raymond Depardon

French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker (born 1942).

Born July 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Villefranche-sur-Saône.

Oliver Lake

American musician (born 1942).

Born September 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Marianna.

Willi Weber

German sports agent.

Born March 11th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Regensburg.

Želimir Žilnik

Serbian film director (born 1942).

Born September 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Crveni Krst concentration camp.

Claude Miller

French film director, producer and screenwriter (1942-2012).

Born February 20th, 1942 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 5th, 2012 at 70 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). ^[ref]

Fradique de Menezes

São tomé and príncipe politician.

Born March 21st, 1942 (age 84 years) in São Tomé.

Donald Rayfield

British academic and translator (born 1942).

Born February 12th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Oxford.

Marta Kubišová

Czech singer.

Born November 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in České Budějovice. ^[ref]

Sjoukje Dijkstra

Dutch figure skater (1942-2024).

Born January 28th, 1942 in Akkrum.

Died May 2nd, 2024 at 82 years old in Someren. ^[ref]

James Blanchard

American politician (born 1942).

Born August 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Detroit.