In the year 1942
584 Notable deaths
Sabine Lepsius
German painter (1864–1942).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died November 22nd, 1942 at 78 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
Eduard Profittlich
German archbishop, servant of god (1890–1942).
Born September 11th, 1890 in Grafschaft.
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 51 years old in Kirov.
Carl Schenstrøm
Danish actor (1881–1942).
Born November 13th, 1881 in Copenhagen.
Died April 10th, 1942 at 60 years old in Copenhagen.
Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov
Russian and soviet military leader, red army lieutenant general (1897–1942).
Born March 11th, 1897 in Tarusa.
Died April 19th, 1942 at 45 years old in Vyazemsky District (gunshot wound).
André Calmettes
French film director (1861-1942).
Born August 18th, 1861 in rue Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1942 at 80 years old in rue Piccini. [ref]
Ivan Horbachevsky
Ukrainian chemist (1854-1942).
Born May 15th, 1854 in Zarubyntsi.
Died May 24th, 1942 at 88 years old in O. Schneider Sanatorium (urosepsis). [ref]
Del Andrews
Hollywood writer and director (1894-1942).
Born October 5th, 1894 in St. Louis.
Died October 27th, 1942 at 48 years old in Tonopah.
Vladimir Ignatowski
Russian mathematician (1875–1942).
Born April 1st, 1875 in Tbilisi.
Died January 30th, 1942 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Mykola Burachek
Ukrainian impressionist painter (1871-1942).
Born March 16th, 1871 in Letychiv.
Died August 12th, 1942 at 71 years old in Kharkiv (hunger).
Villem Grünthal-Ridala
Estonian poet and linguist (1885–1942).
Born May 30th, 1885 in Kuivastu.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Elmer Niklander
Athletics competitor (1890–1942).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Hausjärvi.
Died November 12th, 1942 at 52 years old in Helsinki.
Anna Weber-van Bosse
Dutch phycologist (1852-1942).
Born March 27th, 1852 in Amsterdam.
Died October 29th, 1942 at 90 years old in Eerbeek.
Sebastião da Silveira Cintra
Catholic cardinal (1882-1942).
Born January 20th, 1882 in Espírito Santo do Pinhal.
Died October 17th, 1942 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Alfred Asikainen
Olympic wrestler (1888-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Vyborg.
Died January 7th, 1942 at 53 years old in Helsinki.
Gorazd
Czechoslovak evangelic priest and theologist (1879–1942).
Born May 26th, 1879 in Hrubá Vrbka. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1942 at 63 years old in Prague (execution by shooting). [ref]
Nini Roll Anker
Norwegian novelist/playwright (1873-1942).
Born May 3rd, 1873 in Molde Municipality.
Died May 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Asker.
Hermann Harms
German botanist (1870–1942).
Born July 6th, 1870 in Berlin.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Max Herrmann
German theatrologist (1865–1942).
Born May 14th, 1865 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1942 at 77 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Elpida Karamandi
Yugoslav partisan.
Born January 1st, 1920 in Florina.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 22 years old in Bitola.
Signe Brander
Finnish photographer (1869-1942).
Born April 15th, 1869 in Parkano.
Died May 17th, 1942 at 73 years old in Nikkilä Hospital (starvation).
Thomas Xenakis
Greek gymnast (1875–1942).
Born March 30th, 1875 in Naxos Island.
Died July 7th, 1942 at 67 years old in Orange.
Roman Sitko
Polish catholic priest (1880–1942).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Czarna Sędziszowska.
Died October 12th, 1942 at 62 years old in Auschwitz.
Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff
Dutch scientist (1860-1942).
Born February 27th, 1860 in Nijmegen.
Died March 26th, 1942 at 82 years old in Wassenaar.
Ferdinand Albin Pax
German botanist and university teacher (1858–1942).
Born July 26th, 1858 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem.
Died March 1st, 1942 at 83 years old in Wrocław.
Belisario Porras Barahona
President of panama (1856-1942).
Born November 27th, 1856 in Las Tablas.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 85 years old in Panama City.
Deaths 426 to 450 of 584
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling