Alvin Stardust

British singer and actor (1942–2014).

Born September 27th, 1942 in London.

Died October 23rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Ifold (prostate cancer).

Paul Jones

British singer, actor, harmonica player, radio personality and television presenter (born 1942).

Born February 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Portsmouth, Gosport.

Willis Reed

American basketball player (1942–2023).

Born June 25th, 1942 in Dubach. ^[ref]

Died March 21st, 2023 at 80 years old in Houston. ^[ref]

Dino Zoff

Italian association football player and manager.

Born February 28th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Mariano del Friuli.

Daniela Bianchi

Italian actress.

Born January 31st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Rome.

K. Raghavendra Rao

Indian film director.

Born May 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Krishna district.

Dasari Narayana Rao

Indian director, actor, politician (1942–2017).

Born May 4th, 1942 in Palakollu. ^[ref]

Died May 30th, 2017 at 75 years old in Hyderabad (disease).

Peter Norman

Australian sprinter (1942-2006).

Born June 15th, 1942 in Melbourne.

Died October 3rd, 2006 at 64 years old in Williamstown (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Nobby Stiles

English footballer (1942-2020).

Born May 18th, 1942 in Collyhurst.

Died October 30th, 2020 at 78 years old in Manchester (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Derek Jarman

British film director and artist (1942-1994).

Born January 31st, 1942 in Northwood.

Died February 19th, 1994 at 52 years old in St Bartholomew's Hospital (death from AIDS-related complications).

Don S. Davis

American character actor (1942–2008).

Born August 4th, 1942 in Aurora.

Died June 29th, 2008 at 65 years old in Gibsons (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Paul Butterfield

American blues harmonica player (1942–1987).

Born December 17th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died May 4th, 1987 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Jon Kyl

American politician and lobbyist (born 1942).

Born April 25th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Oakland.

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic.

Born February 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Kolkata.

Bernardine Dohrn

American radical activist and law professor.

Born January 12th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Milwaukee.

Bibi Besch

American-austrian actress.

Born February 1st, 1942 in Vienna.

Died September 7th, 1996 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).

Gerry Marsden

British singer-songwriter and musician (1942–2021).

Born September 24th, 1942 in Toxteth.

Died January 3rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Arrowe Park Hospital. ^[ref]

Robert Klein

American stand-up comedian.

Born February 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in The Bronx.

Phil Esposito

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born February 20th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sault Ste. Marie.

Erica Jong

American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic.

Born March 26th, 1942 (age 84 years) in New York City.

Alassane Ouattara

President of ivory coast (2010–present).

Born January 1st, 1942 (age 84 years) in Dimbokro.

Jenny O'Hara

American actress.

Born February 24th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Sonora.

Giorgio Agamben

Italian philosopher (b. 1942).

Born April 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Rome.

Barbara Parkins

Canadian actress.

Born May 22nd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Vancouver.

Betsey Johnson

American fashion designer (born 1942).

Born August 10th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Wethersfield.