Susan Sullivan

American actress (b. 1942).

Born November 18th, 1942 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Kenneth Lay

Former chairman and ceo of enron corporation (1942-2006).

Born April 15th, 1942 in Tyrone.

Died July 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Snowmass (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Melvin Franklin

American bass singer (1942–1995).

Born October 12th, 1942 in Montgomery.

Died February 23rd, 1995 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (convulsion, rheumatoid arthritis).

B. J. Thomas

American singer (1942-2021).

Born August 7th, 1942 in Hugo.

Died May 29th, 2021 at 78 years old in Arlington (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Garrison Keillor

American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality.

Born August 7th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Anoka.

Teodoro Obiang

Equatoguinean politician, president of equatorial guinea since 1979.

Born June 5th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Akuacam.

Carol Wayne

American actress (1942-1985).

Born September 6th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died January 13th, 1985 at 42 years old in Manzanillo (drowning).

Vicente Fox Quesada

62th president of mexico.

Born July 2nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mexico City.

Anatoli Bugorski

Russian scientist involved in an accident with a particle accelerator.

Born June 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Oryol Oblast.

Earl Hindman

American actor (1942–2003).

Born October 20th, 1942 in Bisbee.

Died December 29th, 2003 at 61 years old in Stamford (lung cancer).

Clarence Clemons

American saxophonist (1942–2011).

Born January 11th, 1942. ^[ref]

Died June 18th, 2011 at 69 years old in Palm Beach, West Palm Beach (stroke). ^[ref]

Bob Gaudio

American musician.

Born November 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in The Bronx.

Carol Lynley

American actress (1942–2019).

Born February 13th, 1942 in Manhattan.

Died September 3rd, 2019 at 77 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Andy Summers

British guitarist.

Born December 31st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Poulton-le-Fylde.

Robert Graysmith

American writer.

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

Lee Kun-hee

4th and 6th chairman of the samsung group (1942–2020).

Born January 9th, 1942 in Uiryeong County.

Died October 25th, 2020 at 78 years old in Samsung Seoul Hospital. ^[ref]

Béla Károlyi

Romanian-american gymnastics coach (1942–2024).

Born September 13th, 1942 in Cluj-Napoca.

Died November 15th, 2024 at 82 years old in Indianapolis. ^[ref]

Andrew Robinson

American actor and professor.

Born February 14th, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Marcia Wallace Peams

American actress and comedian (1942-2013).

Born November 1st, 1942 in Creston.

Died October 25th, 2013 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer, sepsis, pneumonia). ^[ref]

Bruce Johnston

American musician (born 1942).

Born June 27th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Peoria. ^[ref]

Gene Okerlund

American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer (1942–2019).

Born December 19th, 1942 in Brookings.

Died January 2nd, 2019 at 76 years old in Sarasota (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Lola Falana

American singer, dancer, and actress.

Born September 11th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Camden.

Frank Zane

American bodybuilder.

Born June 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kingston.

Brandon deWilde

American stage and film actor (1942-1972).

Born April 9th, 1942 in Brooklyn.

Died July 6th, 1972 at 30 years old in Lakewood (traffic collision).

Michael Haneke

Austrian film director and screenwriter (born 1942).

Born March 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Munich.