List of Famous people who died at 42

Maxlei dos Santos Luzia or simply Max, was a Brazilian goalkeeper.

Dmitri Viktorovich Nabokov was a Russian professional ice hockey forward.

André Moreira Neles, known as André Neles, was a professional footballer who played as a striker. His last club was Alecrim FC.

Emeka Esanga Mamale was a football player from the DR Congo.

Zhou Kehua was a Chinese gunman suspected of murder and robbery. According to Chinese media, he is believed to be involved in at least nine murder and robbery cases. He was therefore classified as an A-level wanted criminal of the Ministry of Public Security.

Osvaldo Nicolás Ferraro Gutiérrez better known as Waldo de los Ríos was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger.

Cláudio Pêcego de Moraes Coutinho was a Brazilian football manager who coached Brazil from 1977 to 1980 and Los Angeles Aztecs in 1981. He died as a result of a scuba diving accident at Rio de Janeiro.

Sergei Vasilyevich Ryakhovsky was a Soviet-Russian serial killer, convicted for the killing of 18 people in the Moscow area between 1988 and 1993.

Amal Abdul Halim Hamadeh, simply known as Amal Hamadeh, was a Lebanese Internet celebrity, comedian, critic and satirist whose edgy, biting jokes and sarcastic comments on Arab celebrities, politics and culture became popular memes and catchphrases on social media and the internet in the Middle East.

Michael X, born Michael de Freitas, was a Trinidad and Tobago-born self-styled black revolutionary and civil rights activist in 1960s London. He was also known as Michael Abdul Malik and Abdul Malik. Convicted of murder in 1972, Michael X was executed by hanging in 1975 in Port of Spain's Royal Gaol.