Famous People Born in June 1942

Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011)

Jun 7 Libyan revolutionary, political theorist and dictator (1969-2011), born in Qasr Abu Hadi, Libya

Jun 8 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Tambov, Russia
Jun 8 Chuck Negron, American singer-songwriter (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"; "One";"Old Fashioned Love Song"), born in The Bronx, New York
Jun 8 Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player (Masters 1977; Pot Black 1978, 85; UK C'ship 1988, World C'ship 1981 runner-up), born in Gelligaer, Wales (d. 2021)
Jun 8 Gael Ramsey, Brigadier commander (HQ Aldershot Garrison)
Jun 9 Nicholas Lloyd, British editor (The Daily Express)
Jun 9 Ossie Clark, British fashion designer of the Swinging Sixties, born in Oswaldtwistle, England (d. 1996)
Jun 9 Richard Hutton, English cricketer (son of Len, 5 Tests 1971), born in Pudsey, England
Jun 10 Janet Vogel, American doo-wop soprano (Skyliners - “Since I Don’t Have You”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jun 10 Preston Manning, Canadian politician
Jun 11 Brian Muller, New Zealand rugby union prop (14 caps; Taranaki), born in Eltham, New Zealand (d. 2019)
Jun 11 Somachandra De Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan leg-spinner 1982-84), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
Jun 12 Bert Sakmann, German cell physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1991), born in Stuttgart, Germany

David Rumelhart (1942-2011)

Jun 12 American psychologist (backpropagation algorithm), born in Wessington, South Dakota

Jun 12 Homer Neal, African-American particle physicist, born in Franklin, Kentucky (d. 2018)
Jun 12 Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter and producer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; solo - "1-2-3"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
Jun 13 James Carr, American soul singer ("To Love Somebody"; "Dark End of the Street"), born in Coahoma, Mississippi (d. 2001)
Jun 15 Bruce DalCanton, American baseball player, born in California, Pennsylvania
Jun 15 Tony Coelho, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1979-89), born in Los Banos, California
Jun 16 Alan "Howling Laud" Hope, British politician and leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP), born in Mytchett, Surrey
Jun 16 David Parry, British-Canadian folk musician (Friends of Fiddler's Green), storyteller (Canadian Museum of Civilization), actor, stage director, and teacher (University of Toronto), born in London, England (d. 1995)
Jun 16 Eddie Levert, American vocalist (O'Jays - "For The Love Of Money"), born in Canton, Ohio
Jun 16 Giacomo Agostini, Italian world motorcycle race champion, born in Lovere, Italy
Jun 16 John Rostill, English rocker (The Shadows), born in Birmingham (d. 1973)
Jun 17 Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2005, born in Cairo, Egypt
Jun 17 Norman Kuhlice, English rocker (Swinging Blue Jeans - "You're No Good")
Jun 18 Carl Radle, American bass guitarist (Derek and the Dominoes), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1980)
Jun 18 Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (The Hague Philharmonic, 1980-1991; St. Louis Symphony, 1996-2002), born in Amsterdam (d. 2004)

Paul McCartney (80 years old)

Jun 18 British rock singer-songwriter, bassist, piano player (The Beatles - "Yesterday"; "I Will"; Wings -"Silly Love Songs"), born in Liverpool, England

Jun 18 Richard Perry, American record producer (Harry Nilsson; Ringo Starr; Carly Simon; Leo Sayer; The Pointer Sisters), born in Brooklyn, New York City
Jun 18 Roger Ebert, American film critic (Pulitzer Prize 1975), born in Urbana, Illinois (d. 2013)

Thabo Mbeki (80 years old)

Jun 18 President of South Africa (1999-2008), 1st vice-president (1994-99) and economist, born in Mbewuleni, Eastern Cape

Jun 19 Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker (Spanky & Our Gang - Lazy Day)
Jun 19 J Edward Oliver, British cartoonist (Record Mirror; Buster & Master's Mind), born in Dartford, Kent, England (d. 2007)
Jun 19 Jos Brink, Dutch TV host (Op Zoek)
Jun 19 Neil Chalmers, director (National History Museum, London)
Jun 19 Robert [Bob] W Kasten Jr, (Sen-R-WI, 1981- )
Jun 19 Willie Frazier, American football tight end (AFL All-Star 1965, 67, 69; All-Pro 1965; Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers), born in El Dorado, Arkansas (d. 2013)

Brian Wilson (80 years old)

Jun 20 American singer-songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer (Beach Boys - "In My Room"; "Good Vibrations"; "God Only Knows"; Caroline No"), born in Inglewood, California

Jun 21 Henry S. Taylor, American writer at poet (Pulitzer 1986 for Poetry), born in Lincoln, Virginia
Jun 21 Marjorie Margolies, American women's right activist and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 21 Togo West Jr., American attorney and public official (3rd Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1998-2000), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2018)
Jun 21 William Bradford Reynolds, US Assistant Attorney General (1981-88), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Jun 22 Murphy Dunne, American actor and musician, born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 22 Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11)
Jun 23 Bruce Roberts, American curler (World C'ship 1976; US C'ship 1966, 67, 76, 77, 84), born in Orr, Minnesota (d. 2022)
Jun 24 Arthur Brown, British rock singer and songwriter (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire"), born in Whitby, Yorkshire
Jun 24 Gerhart Roth, Austrian writer, born in Graz
Jun 24 Michele Lee, American stage and screen actress, and singer (Knots Landing - "Karen; Seesaw; The Love Bug), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 25 Joe Chambers, American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and composer, born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Jun 25 Michel Tremblay, Canadian novelist and playwright (Les Belles-Sœurs), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jun 25 Patrick Michael Mitchell, one of FBI's most wanted, born in Ottawa, Ontario

Willis Reed (1942-2023)

Jun 25 American Basketball HOF center (NBA C'ship 1970 [MVP], 1973 [MVP]; NBA MVP 1970; 7 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks) and coach (NY Knicks, NJ Nets), born in Dubach, Louisiana

Jun 26 Gilberto Gil, Brazilian tropicália singer-songwriter, activist, and politician (Minister of Culture, 2003-08), born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Jun 26 Larry "The Mole" Taylor, American session (The Monkees) and touring rock and blues bass player (Canned Heat - "On the Road Again"; John Mayall; Tom Waits), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2019)
Jun 26 Orin C Smith, American businessman and CEO of Starbucks (2000-05), born in Ryderwood, Washington (d. 2018)
Jun 27 Bruce Johnston [Benjamin Baldwin], American singer (The Beach Boys), songwriter ("I Write The Songs"), and record producer, born in Peoria, Illinois
Jun 27 Frank Mills, Canadian pianist, composer and arranger (Music Box Dancer), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jun 27 John Howard McGuire, American composer, born in Artesia, California
Jun 28 (Martin) "Chris" Hani, South African politician (Secretary-General of South African Communist Party, 1991-93), born in Cofimvaba, Transkei, South Africa (d. 1993)
Jun 28 Jim Kolbe, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona), born in Evanston, Illinois
Jun 28 Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (Olympic gold 1964), born in Akkrum, Netherlands
Jun 29 Bas van der Vlies, Dutch politician (SGP), born in Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Jun 29 Larry Snyder, American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey (US Champion Jockey by wins 1969; George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award 1989), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2018)
Jun 29 Mike Willesee, Australian television presenter (This Day Tonight), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2019)
Jun 30 Robert Ballard, American explorer and discoverer (discovered Titanic wreck in 1985), born in Wichita, Kansas

About June 1942

How Old? 80 or 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20), Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22)

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