David Botstein

American biologist.

Born September 8th, 1942 in Zurich.

Died February 27th, 2026 at 83 years old in Half Moon Bay. ^[ref]

Mimis Papaioannou

Greek footballer.

Born November 17th, 1942 in Veria. ^[ref]

Died March 15th, 2023 at 80 years old in Athens. ^[ref]

Piero Marini

Italian roman catholic archbishop.

Born January 13th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Valverde.

Tony P. Hall

American politician (born 1942).

Born January 16th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Dayton.

Ivan Mládek

Czech musician and comedian.

Born February 7th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Ulrike Ottinger

German filmmaker and photographer.

Born June 6th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Konstanz. ^[ref]

Ahmet Türk

Turkish politician.

Born July 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Derik.

Bill Ivy

British motorcycle racer (1942-1969).

Born August 27th, 1942 in Maidstone.

Died July 12th, 1969 at 26 years old in Hohenstein-Ernstthal.

Joseph Silk

British-american astronomer.

Born December 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in London.

Rose Francine Rogombe

Gabonese politician (1942-2015).

Born September 20th, 1942 in Lambaréné.

Died April 10th, 2015 at 72 years old in Villejuif.