List of Famous people who died at 42

Ronnie Cord, born Ronald Cordovil, was a Brazilian singer. Son of conductor and composer Hervé Cordovil, he already played the guitar at age six. In 1959 he auditioned for Copacabana Records, in Rio de Janeiro. In 1960, the following year, he made his first recording, released on long-playing records that brought together several other singers. His biggest hit was the song "Rua Augusta", released by RCA Victor in 1963. In 1965, he was very successful with a version of "Hopscotch Polka Dot Bikini" recorded at RCA Victor in 1964. He died in 1986, leaving three children.

Akhat (Alexander) Khafizovich (Sergeevich) Bragin was a Ukrainian businessman of Volga Tatar descent. He was a mafia figure of the Donetsk Oblast and later the president of the football club Shakhtar Donetsk until his death.

Beverley Joy Whitfield was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. She was coached by Terry Gathercole and Don Talbot.

Robert Helmer MacArthur was a Canadian-born American ecologist who made a major impact on many areas of community and population ecology.

Abdelkader Hachani was a leading figure and founding member of the Islamic Salvation Front, an Algerian Islamic party.