Julia Higgins

British polymer scientist.

Born July 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Surbiton.

Stephenie McMillan

British set decorator (1942-2013).

Born July 20th, 1942 in Ilford.

Died August 19th, 2013 at 71 years old in Norfolk (ovarian cancer).

Hans Vonk

Dutch conductor (1942-2004).

Born June 18th, 1942 in Amsterdam.

Died August 29th, 2004 at 62 years old in Amsterdam (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Yevhen Rudakov

Soviet footballer (1942-2011).

Born January 2nd, 1942 in Moscow.

Died December 21st, 2011 at 69 years old in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Dashiin Byambasüren

Prime minister of mongolia from 1990 to 1992.

Born July 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Binder.

Marek Koterski

Polish film director.

Born June 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kraków.

Sadou Hayatou

Prime minister of cameroon (1942-2019).

Born February 15th, 1942 in Garoua.

Died August 1st, 2019 at 77 years old in Geneva. ^[ref]

Mafany Musonge Peter

Cameroonian politician.

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

Manfred Korfmann

Turkish-german archaeologist (1942–2005).

Born April 26th, 1942 in Cologne.

Died August 11th, 2005 at 63 years old in Ofterdingen (lung cancer).

Teddy Pilette

Racecar driver.

Born July 26th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Rudolf Belin

Croatian footballer.

Born November 4th, 1942 in Zagreb.

Died November 3rd, 2025 at 82 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Robert Phillipson

British linguist.

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

Akiko Santō

Japanese actress, tv personality and politician.

Born May 11th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Setagaya.

Valery Obodzinsky

Russian singer (1942-1997).

Born January 24th, 1942 in Odesa.

Died April 26th, 1997 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Hermann Burger

Swiss writer (1942-1989).

Born July 10th, 1942 in Menziken.

Died February 28th, 1989 at 46 years old in Brunegg (intoxication).

Tom Belsø

Danish racing driver.

Born August 27th, 1942 in Copenhagen.

Died January 11th, 2020 at 77 years old in Rushden (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Les Hunter

American basketball player (1942–2020).

Born August 16th, 1942 in Nashville.

Died March 27th, 2020 at 77 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Herbjørg Wassmo

Norwegian author.

Born December 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Vesterålen.

Hans Meyer

German football manager (born 1942).

Born November 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years).

Svetlana Gannushkina

Human rights activist.

Born March 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Moscow.

Thomas Hammarberg

Swedish diplomat.

Born January 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Örnsköldsvik.

Francheska Yarbusova

Russian artist.

Born October 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Almaty. ^[ref]

Roberto Peccei

American physicist (1942–2020).

Born January 6th, 1942 in Turin. ^[ref]

Died June 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Roland Giraud

French actor.

Born February 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Rabat.

Feng Jicai

Chinese writer, painter and politician.

Born February 9th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Tianjin.