Hugh McCracken

American session musician (1942-2013).

Born March 31st, 1942 in Glen Ridge.

Died March 28th, 2013 at 70 years old in Manhattan (leukemia).

Ambika Soni

Indian politician.

Born November 13th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lahore.

Doug Mountjoy

Welsh snooker player (1942-2021).

Born June 8th, 1942 in Tir-y-berth.

Died February 14th, 2021 at 78 years old

Larry Pressler

U.s. politician.

Born March 29th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Humboldt.

Carla Zampatti

Italo-australian fashion designer (1942-2021).

Born May 19th, 1942 in Lovero.

Died April 3rd, 2021 at 78 years old in St Vincent's Hospital (fall). ^[ref]

Molefi Kete Asante

American academic.

Born August 14th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Valdosta.

Sharon Olds

American poet.

Born November 19th, 1942 (age 83 years) in San Francisco.

William Finley

American actor (1940/1942–2012).

Born September 20th, 1942 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died April 15th, 2012 at 69 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Fraser Stoddart

Scottish chemist and nobel laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.

Born May 24th, 1942 in Edinburgh.

Died December 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Michael Seresin

New zealand cinematographer and film director.

Born July 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Wellington.