Barthélemy Adoukonou

Secretary of the pontifical council for culture.

Born August 24th, 1942 in Abomey.

Died October 27th, 2025 at 83 years old in Cotonou. ^[ref]

Malika Sobirova

Soviet ballet dancer (1942-1982).

Born May 22nd, 1942 in Dushanbe.

Died February 27th, 1982 at 39 years old in Dushanbe (lung cancer).

Jan Kukal

Czechoslovak tennis player.

Born September 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Satoko Tanaka

Japanese swimmer.

Born February 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sasebo.

László Hammerl

Hungarian sport shooter (1942–2024).

Born February 15th, 1942 in Budapest.

Died May 3rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Evariste Ngoyagoye

Catholic archbishop.

Born January 3rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Bujumbura Province.

Seiji Aochi

Japanese ski jumper (1942–2008).

Born June 21st, 1942 in Otaru.

Died August 14th, 2008 at 66 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Ave Alavainu

Estonian poet and writer (1942-2022).

Born October 4th, 1942 in Tartu.

Died April 3rd, 2022 at 79 years old in Haapsalu. ^[ref]

Hans Scholl

German astronomer (1942-).

Born November 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Heidelberg.

Alva Colquhoun

Australian swimmer.

Born March 30th, 1942 in Brisbane.

Died March 1st, 2025 at 82 years old in Preston. ^[ref]

Nelson Díaz

Uruguayan footballer (1942–2018).

Born January 12th, 1942 in Montevideo.

Died December 4th, 2018 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Eladio Zárate

Paraguayan footballer.

Born January 14th, 1942 in Alberdi.

Died May 4th, 2026 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Sture Pettersson

Swedish road racing cyclist (1942-1983).

Born September 30th, 1942 in Vårgårda.

Died June 26th, 1983 at 40 years old in Alingsås.

András Bodnár

Hungarian water polo player.

Born April 9th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Uzhhorod.

Sigrid Combüchen

Swedish novelist.

Born January 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Solingen.

Vicente López Carril

Spanish road bicycle racer (1942–1980).

Born December 2nd, 1942 in Donas, Boqueixón.

Died March 29th, 1980 at 37 years old in Gijón (watershed stroke).

Gunnar Utterberg

Swedish canoe racer (1942–2021).

Born November 28th, 1942 in Jönköping. ^[ref]

Died September 12th, 2021 at 78 years old in Mölltorp. ^[ref]

Claudio Michelotto

Italian racing cyclist.

Born October 31st, 1942 in Trento.

Died May 27th, 2025 at 82 years old in Trento. ^[ref]

Guire Poulard

Haitian catholic priest (1942–2018).

Born January 6th, 1942 in Petit-Goâve. ^[ref]

Died December 9th, 2018 at 76 years old in Port-au-Prince (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Diana Yorgova

Bulgarian long jumper.

Born December 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lovech.

Göran Nicklasson

Swedish footballer (1942-2018).

Born August 20th, 1942 in Åmåls.

Died January 27th, 2018 at 75 years old in Åmål. ^[ref]

Joan Mari Torrealdai

Basque writer, sociologist, journalist, and bibliographer.

Born November 24th, 1942 in Forua.

Died July 31st, 2020 at 77 years old in Usurbil (cancer). ^[ref]

Rolando García

Chilean footballer (born 1942).

Born December 15th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Santiago.

Christian Frémont

French politician and representative to andorra 2008-2012.

Born April 23rd, 1942 in Champagnac-de-Belair.

Died August 3rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Clichy (cancer). ^[ref]

Idriss Mahamat Ouya

Chadian high jumper.

Born July 17th, 1942 in N'Djamena. ^[ref]

Died October 3rd, 1987 at 45 years old ^[ref]