Han Bennink

Dutch musician (born 1942).

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

Joseph Silk

British-american astronomer.

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

Rose Francine Rogombe

Gabonese politician (1942-2015).

Born September 20th, 1942 in Lambaréné.

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

Curtis Callan

American physicist.

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

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.

Peter J. Weinberger

American computer scientist.

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

Robert Weinberg

American biologist.

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

Fradique de Menezes

São tomé and príncipe politician.

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

Raymond Depardon

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

Born July 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Villefranche-sur-Saône.

Lonnie Smith

American jazz musician (1942–2021).

Born July 3rd, 1942 in Lackawanna.

Died September 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in Fort Lauderdale (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Rüdiger Vogler

German actor.

Born May 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Warthausen.

Gabriele Lavia

Italian actor, film director and theatre director.

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

Shukri Ghanem

Libyan prime minister (1942-2012).

Born October 9th, 1942 in Tripoli.

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

Oliver Lake

American musician (born 1942).

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

Sjoukje Dijkstra

Dutch figure skater (1942-2024).

Born January 28th, 1942 in Akkrum.

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

Ann Graybiel

American neuroscientist.

Born January 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Chestnut Hill. ^[ref]

Marta Kubišová

Czech singer.

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

Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

Papa francisco.

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

Katsuaki Watanabe

Japanese businessman.

Born February 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mie Prefecture.

Bob Netolicky

American basketball player.

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

Micere Githae Mugo

Kenyan writer and activist.

Born December 12th, 1942 in Baricho.

Died June 30th, 2023 at 80 years old in Syracuse. ^[ref]

Wojciech Pszoniak

Polish actor.

Born May 2nd, 1942 in Lviv.

Died October 19th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer). ^[ref]

Willi Weber

German sports agent.

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