Adolf Ogi

Former member of the swiss federal council.

Born July 18th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kandersteg.

Wojciech Pszoniak

Polish actor.

Born May 2nd, 1942 in Lviv.

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

Ann Graybiel

American neuroscientist.

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

Lesley Turner Bowrey

Australian tennis player.

Born August 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Trangie.

Vassula Rydén

Christian mystic.

Born January 18th, 1942 in Cairo.

Died September 25th, 2024 at 82 years old in Rhodes. ^[ref]

David Glantz

American military historian.

Born January 11th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Port Chester.

Katsuaki Watanabe

Japanese businessman.

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

Ademir da Guia

Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1942).

Born April 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Micere Githae Mugo

Kenyan writer and activist.

Born December 12th, 1942 in Baricho.

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

Marian Ewurama Addy

Ghanaian female science professor and quiz host.

Born February 7th, 1942 in Saltpond. ^[ref]

Died January 14th, 2014 at 71 years old in Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital (illness).

Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro

Uruguayan politician (1942-2016).

Born March 14th, 1942 in Montevideo.

Died August 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Montevideo. ^[ref]

Eliso Virsaladze

Georgian pianist.

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

Roger Young

American television and film director.

Born May 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Champaign.

Milutin Mrkonjić

Serbian politician.

Born May 23rd, 1942 in Belgrade.

Died November 27th, 2021 at 79 years old in Belgrade.

Barry B. Longyear

American writer (1942–2025).

Born May 12th, 1942 in Harrisburg.

Died May 6th, 2025 at 82 years old in New Sharon. ^[ref]

Horacio Verbitsky

Argentine journalist and writer.

Born February 11th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Buenos Aires.

Danièle Thompson

French screenwriter and director (born 1942).

Born January 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Monaco.

Leo Nucci

Opera singer.

Born April 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Castiglione dei Pepoli.

David Bloor

British sociologist (1942-).

Born June 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Derby.

Gregorio Rosa Chávez

Catholic cardinal.

Born September 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sociedad. ^[ref]

Judith Herrin

British archaeologist.

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

Lyle Campbell

American mesoamericanist.

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

Nahed Sherif

Egyptian actress (1942–1981).

Born January 1st, 1942 in Alexandria.

Died April 7th, 1981 at 39 years old in Cairo (breast cancer).

Charlie Aitken

Scottish footballer (1942-2023).

Born May 1st, 1942 in Edinburgh.

Died October 29th, 2023 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Henry Carr

American track and field athlete (1941/2–2015).

Born November 27th, 1942 in Montgomery.

Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Griffin. ^[ref]