Ali Podrimja

Albanian poet (1942–2012).

Born August 1st, 1942 in Gjakova.

Died July 21st, 2012 at 69 years old in Olmet-et-Villecun. ^[ref]

Bo Holmberg

Swedish politician and civil servant (1942-2010).

Born November 17th, 1942 in Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling. ^[ref]

Died February 10th, 2010 at 67 years old in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Martín Emilio Rodríguez

Colombian racing cyclist.

Born April 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Medellín. ^[ref]

Hans Alsér

Swedish table tennis player (1942-1977).

Born January 23rd, 1942 in Borås.

Died January 15th, 1977 at 34 years old in Stockholm (aviation accident).

Alfred Gomolka

German politician (1942-2020).

Born July 21st, 1942 in Wrocław. ^[ref]

Died March 24th, 2020 at 77 years old in Loitz. ^[ref]

Vitus Huonder

Swiss catholic bishop (1942–2024).

Born April 21st, 1942 in Trun.

Died April 3rd, 2024 at 81 years old in Wangs. ^[ref]

Klaus-Dieter Sieloff

German footballer (1942–2011).

Born February 27th, 1942 in Sovetsk.

Died December 13th, 2011 at 69 years old in Stuttgart. ^[ref]

Guus Kuijer

Dutch author.

Born August 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Amsterdam.

John Mather

American mathematician (1942–2017).

Born June 9th, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died January 28th, 2017 at 74 years old in Princeton.

Jérôme Savary

Argentine-born french theater director and actor.

Born June 27th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.

Died March 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Levallois-Perret (cancer).

Muriel Day

Irish singer.

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

Vladimír Dzurilla

Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1942–1995).

Born August 2nd, 1942 in Bratislava.

Died July 27th, 1995 at 52 years old in Düsseldorf.

Margaret Murdock

American sports shooter.

Born August 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Topeka.

Lutz D. Schmadel

German astronomer and amateur radio operator (1942–2016).

Born July 2nd, 1942 in Berlin.

Died October 21st, 2016 at 74 years old

Pedro Solbes

Spanish politician (1942–2023).

Born August 31st, 1942 in El Pinós.

Died March 18th, 2023 at 80 years old in Madrid (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Sten Nadolny

German novelist.

Born July 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Zehdenick.

Patty Hopkins

British architect.

Born April 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Stoke-on-Trent.

Vyacheslav Zudov

Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2024).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Bor.

Died June 12th, 2024 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Bernd Weikl

Austrian operatic baritone.

Born July 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Vienna.

Uładzimier Jarmošyn

4th prime minister of belarus 2000–2001.

Born October 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Pronsk.

Liu Qi

Chinese politician.

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

José Mário Branco

Portuguese singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer.

Born May 25th, 1942 in Porto.

Died November 19th, 2019 at 77 years old in Lisbon (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Gerhard Roth

Austrian writer and screenwriter (1942-2022).

Born June 24th, 1942 in Graz.

Died February 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Graz. ^[ref]

Chartchai Chionoi

Thai boxer (1942–2018).

Born October 10th, 1942 in Pathum Wan.

Died January 21st, 2018 at 75 years old in Khan Na Yao (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Cordula Trantow

German film director.

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