Jean-Marie Trappeniers

Belgian footballer (1942–2016).

Born January 13th, 1942 in Vilvoorde.

Died November 2nd, 2016 at 74 years old in Belgium. ^[ref]

Alberto Bottari de Castello

Italian prelate of the catholic church.

Born July 5th, 1942 in Montebelluna.

Died July 13th, 2025 at 83 years old in Treviso. ^[ref]

Pedro Araya Toro

Chilean footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Santiago.

Sven Lindman

Swedish footballer (born 1942).

Born April 19th, 1942 in Dorotea Municipality.

Died November 17th, 2025 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Reinhard Klimmt

German politician.

Born August 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Berlin.

Petar Kirov

Olympic wrestler.

Born September 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Kalchevo.

Han Pil-hwa

North korean speed skater.

Born January 21st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Nampo.

Roger Swerts

Road bicycle racer.

Born December 28th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Heusden.

Frans Geurtsen

Dutch footballer (1942-2015).

Born March 17th, 1942 in Utrecht.

Died December 12th, 2015 at 73 years old in Alkmaar. ^[ref]

Aleksandr Sharonov

Russian historian (born 1942).

Born February 18th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Shoksha.

Fortunato Frezza

Italian priest (born 1942).

Born February 6th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Rome.

Monika Wulf-Mathies

German politician.

Born March 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Wernigerode.

Manolo Villanova

Spanish association football player.

Born August 27th, 1942 in Zaragoza.

Died December 6th, 2025 at 83 years old in Zaragoza. ^[ref]

Keiichi Suzuki

Japanese speed skater (1942–2025).

Born November 10th, 1942 in Karafuto Prefecture.

Died January 21st, 2025 at 82 years old in Tokorozawa (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Gu Hua

Chinese writer.

Born June 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Jiahe County.

Vincent de Paul Lunda Bululu

Congolese politician.

Born October 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Katanga Province.

Kenos Aroi

President of nauru (1942-1991).

Born April 17th, 1942 in Nauru.

Died January 22nd, 1991 at 48 years old

Ozren Bonačić

Croatian water polo player.

Born January 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Zagreb.

Peter Kupferschmidt

German footballer.

Born March 2nd, 1942 in Bački Gračac.

Died December 19th, 2025 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Pål Tyldum

Norwegian cross-country skier.

Born March 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Høylandet Municipality.

Bernd Kannenberg

German athletics competitor (1942–2021).

Born August 20th, 1942 in Königsberg.

Died January 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Münster. ^[ref]

Felix Latzke

Austrian association football player.

Born February 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Vienna.

Karen Hantze Susman

American tennis player.

Born December 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Diego.

Daniel Revenu

French fencer (1942–2024).

Born December 5th, 1942 in Issoudun.

Died January 2nd, 2024 at 81 years old in Melun.

Bart Zoet

Dutch cyclist (1942–1992).

Born October 20th, 1942 in Sassenheim.

Died May 13th, 1992 at 49 years old in Sassenheim (myocardial infarction).