Bengt Johansson

Swedish handball player and manager (1942-2022).

Born July 24th, 1942 in Halmstad parish.

Died May 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Söndrum. ^[ref]

Julio Meléndez

Peruvian footballer.

Born April 11th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Lima. ^[ref]

Romalı Perihan

Turkish opera singer, model, and actress (1942–2016).

Born March 18th, 1942 in Rome.

Died May 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Istanbul, Bağcılar (diabetes).

Vojin Lazarević

Montenegrin footballer.

Born February 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nikšić.

Vasco Graça Moura

Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician (1942–2014).

Born January 3rd, 1942 in Freguesia de Foz do Douro.

Died April 27th, 2014 at 72 years old in Lisbon (cancer).

Gerben Karstens

Dutch road bicycle racer (1942–2022).

Born January 14th, 1942 in Voorburg.

Died October 8th, 2022 at 80 years old in Dongen. ^[ref]

Bernard Barsi

Roman catholic archbishop of monaco (1942–2022).

Born August 4th, 1942 in Nice.

Died December 28th, 2022 at 80 years old in Nice. ^[ref]

Kostas Politis

Basketball player (1942-2018).

Born March 21st, 1942 in Athens.

Died June 18th, 2018 at 76 years old in Athens.

Anatoly Berezovoy

Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2014).

Born April 11th, 1942 in Enem.

Died September 20th, 2014 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Malcolm Ross

Australian linguist.

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

Benny Lennartsson

Swedish footballer (born 1942).

Born December 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Örebro.

Orlando Aravena

Chilean association football player.

Born October 21st, 1942 in Talca.

Died March 21st, 2024 at 81 years old in Santiago (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Kennan Adeang

Nauruan politician (1942-2011).

Born December 23rd, 1942 in Nauru.

Died December 26th, 2011 at 69 years old in Nauru. ^[ref]

Erik Clausen

Danish actor, film director, screenwriter.

Born March 7th, 1942 in Copenhagen.

Died October 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Enghave Plads (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Dragoljub Velimirović

Serbian chess grandmaster (1942–2014).

Born May 12th, 1942 in Valjevo.

Died May 22nd, 2014 at 72 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Jeillo Edwards

Was a sierra leonean actress (1942-2004).

Born September 23rd, 1942 in Freetown.

Died July 2nd, 2004 at 61 years old in London.

Stefan Meller

Polish diplomat (1942-2008).

Born July 4th, 1942 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. ^[ref]

Died February 5th, 2008 at 65 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Bas van der Vlies

Dutch politician (1942–2021).

Born June 29th, 1942 in Sliedrecht.

Died November 7th, 2021 at 79 years old in Utrecht (cancer). ^[ref]

Robin Widdows

British sportsman.

Born May 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Oxfordshire.

Marco Rota

Italian artist.

Born September 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Milan.

Boyan Radev

Bulgarian wrestler.

Born February 25th, 1942 in Pernik.

Died December 18th, 2025 at 83 years old in Sofia. ^[ref]

Lars-Erik Berenett

Swedish actor (1942–2017).

Born December 23rd, 1942 in Skellefteå.

Died February 1st, 2017 at 74 years old in Vindö (spinal cord neoplasm).

Michele Massimo Tarantini

Italian film director.

Born August 7th, 1942 in Rome.

Died April 3rd, 2026 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Bernard Bosquier

French association football player.

Born June 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Thonon-les-Bains.

Toninho Guerreiro

Brazilian footballer (1942-1990).

Born August 10th, 1942 in Bauru.

Died January 26th, 1990 at 47 years old in São Paulo.