John McDowell

South african philosopher and academic.

Born March 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Boksburg.

Jeff Astle

English footballer (1942-2002).

Born May 13th, 1942 in Eastwood.

Died January 19th, 2002 at 59 years old in Burton upon Trent.

Dick Parry

British musician.

Born December 22nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in England.

Marcus Borg

American bible scholar (1942-2015).

Born March 11th, 1942 in Fergus Falls. ^[ref]

Died January 21st, 2015 at 72 years old in Powell Butte (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

U-Roy

Jamaican musician (1942-2021).

Born September 21st, 1942 in Kingston. ^[ref]

Died February 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Kingston. ^[ref]

Hannu Mikkola

Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1983 world rally championship for drivers.

Born May 24th, 1942 in Joensuu.

Died February 25th, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cancer). ^[ref]

Joe Boyd

American record producer.

Born August 5th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Boston.

Ariel Dorfman

Chilean writer.

Born May 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Buenos Aires.

Mamoni Raisom Goswami

Indian writer (1942–2011).

Born November 14th, 1942 in Guwahati.

Died November 29th, 2011 at 69 years old in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. ^[ref]

Mridula Sinha

Indian writer and politician.

Born November 27th, 1942 in Muzaffarpur.

Died November 18th, 2020 at 77 years old in Goa (COVID-19).