Wolf Bickel

German astronomer.

Born July 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Bensberg.

Kirsten Thorup

Danish writer.

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

François Jauffret

French tennis player.

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

Jean Saubert

Alpine skier (1942–2007).

Born May 1st, 1942 in Roseburg.

Died May 14th, 2007 at 65 years old in Bigfork (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Jaroslav Holík

Czech ice hockey player and coach (1942–2015).

Born August 3rd, 1942 in Havlíčkův Brod. ^[ref]

Died April 17th, 2015 at 72 years old in Jihlava. ^[ref]

Dominique Walter

French singer (1942-2013).

Born May 22nd, 1942 in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Died August 26th, 2013 at 71 years old in Pollença.

Fernando Atzori

Italian boxer (1942–2020).

Born June 1st, 1942 in Ales.

Died November 9th, 2020 at 78 years old in Florence. ^[ref]

Mihai Mocanu

Romanian footballer (1942-2009).

Born February 24th, 1942 in Constanța.

Died June 18th, 2009 at 67 years old in Constanța.

Tom Turesson

Swedish footballer and manager (1942-2004).

Born May 17th, 1942.

Died December 13th, 2004 at 62 years old in Sweden.

Edmond Baudoin

French artist.

Born April 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nice.

Eduard Vinokurov

Soviet fencer (1942–2010).

Born October 30th, 1942.

Died February 10th, 2010 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Spasoje Samardžić

Serbian football player (born 1942).

Born May 20th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Yugoslavia.

Kunio Lemari

President of the marshall islands (1942-2008).

Born November 29th, 1942 in Jaluit Atoll.

Died March 28th, 2008 at 65 years old in Majuro (diabetes). ^[ref]

Edmond Baraffe

French footballer (1942-2020).

Born October 19th, 1942 in Annœullin.

Died April 19th, 2020 at 77 years old in Bagnères-de-Bigorre. ^[ref]

Jed Graef

American swimmer.

Born May 1st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Montclair.

Eloy Campos

Peruvian footballer.

Born May 31st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lima. ^[ref]

Zacchaeus Okoth

Kenyan roman catholic archbishop.

Born July 5th, 1942 (age 83 years).

Munyoro Nyamau

Kenyan sprinter (1942–2025).

Born December 5th, 1942 in Kisii.

Died October 7th, 2025 at 82 years old in Nakuru. ^[ref]

Aritatsu Ogi

Japanese association football player.

Born December 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Hiroshima.

Arrigo Miglio

Italian cardinal and archbishop.

Born July 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Giorgio Canavese.

Bianca Pitzorno

Italian writer and politician.

Born August 12th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sassari.

Waiphot Phetsuphan

Thai singer.

Born March 7th, 1942 in Suphan Buri.

Died January 12th, 2022 at 79 years old in Bangkok. ^[ref]

Erden Kıral

Turkish film director and screenwriter (1942–2022).

Born April 10th, 1942 in Gölcük.

Died July 17th, 2022 at 80 years old in Kumluca. ^[ref]

Roman Rurua

Georgian olympic wrestler.

Born November 25th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Martvili Municipality.

Driss Bamous

Moroccan footballer (1942-2015).

Born December 15th, 1942 in Berrechid.

Died April 16th, 2015 at 72 years old in Rabat. ^[ref]