Hans Jansen

Dutch politician and academic of contemporary islam (1942–2015).

Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.

Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). ^[ref]

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Spanish actor.

Born September 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Valladolid.

Tadatoshi Akiba

Japanese politician.

Born November 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Arakawa-ku.

Michael Gwisdek

German actor and film director (1942–2020).

Born January 14th, 1942 in Weißensee.

Died September 22nd, 2020 at 78 years old in Schorfheide. ^[ref]

Manolo Valdés

Spanish painter and sculptor of the twentieth century (born 1942).

Born March 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Valencia.

Larry Jones

American basketball player (born 1942).

Born September 22nd, 1942 in Columbus.

Died August 16th, 2025 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Gregorio Rosa Chávez

Catholic cardinal.

Born September 3rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Sociedad. ^[ref]

Fredi

Finnish singer.

Born July 23rd, 1942 in Mikkeli. ^[ref]

Died April 23rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki. ^[ref]

Gideon Toury

Israeli literary and translation scholar.

Born June 6th, 1942 in Haifa.

Died October 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Sara Gómez

Cuban film director (1942-1974).

Born November 8th, 1942 in Havana. ^[ref]

Died June 2nd, 1974 at 31 years old in Havana (asthma). ^[ref]