In the year 1942
584 Notable deaths
Bohumil Kafka
Czech sculptor and university educator (1878–1942).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Nová Paka. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1942 at 64 years old in Vinohrady (peritonitis). [ref]
Silvano Abbà
Olympic modern pentathlete (1911-1942).
Born July 3rd, 1911 in Rovinj.
Died August 24th, 1942 at 31 years old in Izbushensky.
Togolok Moldo
Kyrgyz poet (1860–1942).
Born June 10th, 1860 in Naryn Region.
Died January 4th, 1942 at 81 years old in Naryn Region.
Ernst Bernheim
German historian (1850–1942).
Born February 19th, 1850 in Hamburg.
Died July 9th, 1942 at 92 years old in Greifswald.
Vadim Shershenevich
Russian poet (1893–1942).
Born February 6th, 1893 in Kazan. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1942 at 49 years old in Barnaul (tuberculosis).
Jonas Vileišis
Lithuanian lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1872–1942).
Born January 3rd, 1872 in Kovno Governorate.
Died June 1st, 1942 at 70 years old in Kaunas.
Anton Lutskevich
Belarusian politician (1884-1942).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Šiauliai.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 58 years old in Atkarsk.
Leonid Kubbel
Russian chess player (1891-1942).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 18th, 1942 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Milan Rešetar
Linguist from dubrovnik (1860-1942).
Born February 1st, 1860 in Dubrovnik. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1942 at 81 years old in Florence. [ref]
Frank Irons
Athletics competitor (1886-1942).
Born March 23rd, 1886 in Des Moines.
Died June 19th, 1942 at 56 years old in Palatine.
Louis Bernacchi
Australian physicist and astronomer (1876-1942).
Born November 8th, 1876 in Schaerbeek.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 65 years old in London.
Robert Remak
German mathematician (1888-1942).
Born February 14th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1942 at 54 years old in Auschwitz.
Paul Kornfeld
Playwright (1889–1942).
Born December 11th, 1889 in Prague.
Died April 25th, 1942 at 52 years old in Łódź Ghetto.
Kazimierz Sichulski
Polish painter (1879-1942).
Born January 17th, 1879 in Lviv.
Died November 6th, 1942 at 63 years old in Lviv.
Jüri Jaakson
Estonian politician (1870–1942).
Born January 16th, 1870 in Kokaviidika.
Died April 20th, 1942 at 72 years old in Sverdlovsk Oblast (gunshot wound).
Vera Kharuzhaya
Soviet partisan, journalist (1903-1942) and heroine of the soviet union.
Born September 27th, 1903 in Babruysk.
Died December 4th, 1942 at 39 years old in Vitebsk (gunshot wound).
Herman Auerbach
Polish mathematician (1901-1942).
Born October 26th, 1901 in Ternopil.
Died August 17th, 1942 at 40 years old in Belzec extermination camp (intoxication).
Arthur Berson
German scientist (1859–1942).
Born August 6th, 1859 in Nowy Sącz.
Died December 3rd, 1942 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Alfredo Carricaberry
Argentine footballer (1900-1942).
Born October 8th, 1900 in Colón Department.
Died September 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Léon Carré
French illustrator (1878-1942).
Born June 23rd, 1878 in Granville.
Died December 2nd, 1942 at 64 years old in Algiers.
Ashkharbek Kalantar
Armenian historian.
Born February 11th, 1884 in Ardvi.
Died July 2nd, 1942 at 58 years old
Heinrich Burger
German figure skater (1881–1942).
Born May 31st, 1881 in Munich.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 60 years old in Munich.
William Schaus
American entomologist (1858–1942).
Born January 11th, 1858 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 1942 at 84 years old
Mikhail Osorgin
Russian writer (1878–1942).
Born October 19th, 1878 in Perm.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 64 years old in Chabris.
Joseph Charles Arthur
American botanist (1850-1942).
Born January 11th, 1850 in Lowville.
Died April 30th, 1942 at 92 years old in Brook.
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé