In the year 1942
584 Notable deaths
James Juvenal
American rower (1874–1942).
Born January 12th, 1874 in Philadelphia.
Died September 1st, 1942 at 68 years old in Philadelphia.
Henrik Bródy
Hungarian rabbi (1868–1942).
Born May 21st, 1868 in Uzhhorod.
Died May 7th, 1942 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Anna Lisitsyna
Partisan, heroine of the soviet union (1922-1942).
Born February 14th, 1922 in Karelia.
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 20 years old in Svir (drowning).
Hasan Kikić
Bosnian author, poet lawyer and writer (1905-1942).
Born August 20th, 1905 in Gradačac.
Died May 6th, 1942 at 36 years old in Čemernica.
Julius von Bernuth
German general (1897–1942).
Born August 12th, 1897 in Metz.
Died July 12th, 1942 at 44 years old in Russia.
Emanuel Rádl
Czech biologist, philosopher and politic writer (1873–1942).
Born December 21st, 1873 in Pyšely. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1942 at 68 years old in Hradčany. [ref]
Nicolaas van Wijk
Dutch linguist.
Born October 4th, 1880 in Delden.
Died March 25th, 1942 at 61 years old in Leiden.
Joseph Francis Dempsey
American rower (1875–1942).
Born October 12th, 1875 in Philadelphia.
Died August 7th, 1942 at 66 years old in Philadelphia.
Clara Arnheim
German painter (1865–1942).
Born April 24th, 1865 in Berlin.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 77 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Martin Karl
German rower (1911-1942).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Würzburg.
Died March 1st, 1942 at 30 years old in Soviet Union.
Karl Martin
Dutch geologist (1851-1942).
Born November 24th, 1851 in Oldenburg, Jever.
Died November 14th, 1942 at 90 years old in Leiden.
Hinko Smrekar
Slovenian caricaturist (1883-1942).
Born July 13th, 1883 in Ljubljana.
Died November 1st, 1942 at 59 years old
Donatas Malinauskas
Lithuanian politician (1869–1942).
Born March 7th, 1869 in Krāslava. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1942 at 73 years old in Biysk.
Yelena Ubiyvovk
Soviet resistance fighter (1918–1942).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Poltava.
Died May 26th, 1942 at 23 years old in Poltava.
István Abonyi
Chess player (1886–1942).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Budapest.
Died June 5th, 1942 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Denis Daly
Polo player (1862–1942).
Born September 5th, 1862 in Athenry.
Died April 16th, 1942 at 79 years old in Chipping Norton.
Fred Englehardt
American track and field athlete (1879–1942).
Born May 14th, 1879 in New York City.
Died July 25th, 1942 at 63 years old in The Bronx.
Nadezhda Volkova
Hero of the soviet union (1920-1942).
Born June 24th, 1920 in Kharkiv.
Died November 26th, 1942 at 22 years old in Vovchansk Raion.
Amelia Villa
Bolivian physician.
Born March 20th, 1900 in Colquechaca Municipality.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 41 years old
Georges Maspero
French sinologist (1872-1942).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Paris.
Died September 21st, 1942 at 70 years old in Saint-Tropez.
Józef Paczoski
Polish botanist (1864-1942).
Born December 8th, 1864 in Bilohorodka.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 77 years old in Sierosław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (myocardial infarction).
Agda Östlund.
Swedish politician (1870–1942).
Died June 26th, 1942 at 72 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Konstantin Zaslonov
Soviet partisan commander (1909–1942).
Born January 7th, 1910 in Ostashkov.
Died November 14th, 1942 at 32 years old
Chaim Yisroel Eiss
Activist (1876-1943).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Ustrzyki Dolne.
Died November 10th, 1942 at 66 years old in Zurich.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 584
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X