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

Gerhard Roth

Austrian writer and screenwriter.

Born June 24th, 1942 in Graz.

Died February 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Graz. ^[ref]

Najma Chowdhury

Bangladeshi academic.

Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.

Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).

Vitus Huonder

Swiss traditionalist catholic bishop (1942–2024).

Born April 21st, 1942 in Trun.

Died April 3rd, 2024 at 81 years old in Wangs. ^[ref]