Vyacheslav Zudov

Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2024).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Bor.

Died June 12th, 2024 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Pedro Solbes

Spanish politician.

Born August 31st, 1942 in Pinoso.

Died March 18th, 2023 at 80 years old in Madrid (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Jérôme Savary

French theater director and actor.

Born June 27th, 1942 in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Died March 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Levallois-Perret (cancer). ^[ref]

Ali Podrimja

Albanian poet.

Born August 28th, 1942 in Gjakova.

Died July 21st, 2012 at 69 years old in Lodève. ^[ref]

Sten Nadolny

German novelist.

Born July 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Zehdenick.

Bernd Weikl

Austrian operatic baritone.

Born July 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Vienna.

Yueh Hua

Chinese-born canadian actor (1942–2018).

Born July 13th, 1942 in Shanghai.

Died October 20th, 2018 at 76 years old in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Klaus-Dieter Sieloff

German footballer (1942–2011).

Born February 27th, 1942 in Sovetsk.

Died December 13th, 2011 at 69 years old in Stuttgart. ^[ref]

Dobromir Zhechev

Bulgarian footballer.

Born November 12th, 1942 in Sofia.

Died October 12th, 2025 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Lutz D. Schmadel

German astronomer and amateur radio operator.

Born July 2nd, 1942 in Berlin.

Died October 21st, 2016 at 74 years old