Marek Koterski

Polish film director.

Born June 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Kraków.

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).

Elisabeth Vrba

American paleontologist.

Born May 17th, 1942 in Hamburg.

Died February 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in New Haven. ^[ref]

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).

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]

Herbjørg Wassmo

Norwegian author.

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

Les Hunter

American basketball player (1942–2020).

Born August 16th, 1942 in Nashville.

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

Tom Belsø

Danish racing driver.

Born August 27th, 1942 in Copenhagen.

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

Casimir Oyé-Mba

Gabonese politician (1942–2021).

Born April 20th, 1942 in Nzamaligué.

Died September 16th, 2021 at 79 years old in Clichy (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Robert Phillipson

British linguist.

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

Thomas Hammarberg

Swedish diplomat.

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

Dashiin Byambasüren

Prime minister of mongolia from 1990 to 1992.

Born July 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Binder.

Svetlana Gannushkina

Human rights activist.

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

Mafany Musonge Peter

Cameroonian politician.

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

Valery Obodzinsky

Russian singer (1942-1997).

Born January 24th, 1942 in Odesa.

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

Hans Meyer

German football manager (born 1942).

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

Teddy Pilette

Racecar driver.

Born July 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

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]

Hermann Burger

Swiss writer (1942-1989).

Born July 10th, 1942 in Menziken.

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

Feng Jicai

Chinese writer, painter and politician.

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

Roland Giraud

French actor.

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

Aníbal Ruiz

Uruguayan footballer (1942-2017).

Born December 30th, 1942 in Salto Department.

Died March 10th, 2017 at 74 years old in Veracruz (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Felipe Quispe

Bolivian historian and politician (1942–2021).

Born August 22nd, 1942 in Achacachi.

Died January 19th, 2021 at 78 years old in El Alto (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Sharmila Biswas

Indian classical dancer.

Born January 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kolkata.

Mohammad Salim Al-Awa

Egyptian politician.

Born December 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Alexandria.