In the year 1942
584 Notable deaths
Giulio Cesare Tassoni
Italian politician (1859-1942).
Born February 27th, 1859 in Montecchio Emilia.
Died October 10th, 1942 at 83 years old in Rome.
Ivande Kaija
Latvian author (1876-1942).
Born October 13th, 1876 in Jumprava Parish.
Died January 2nd, 1942 at 65 years old in Riga 1st hospital (traffic collision).
Kurakichi Shiratori
Japanese historian and sinologist (1865–1942).
Born March 1st, 1865 in Mobara.
Died March 30th, 1942 at 77 years old in Chigasaki.
Carl Christensen
Danish botanist (1872–1942).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Lolland.
Died November 24th, 1942 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Mathieu Cordang
Dutch racing cyclist (1869–1942).
Born December 6th, 1869 in Blerick.
Died March 24th, 1942 at 72 years old in Swalmen. [ref]
Carl Alstrup
Danish actor and film director (1877-1942).
Born April 11th, 1877 in Sundbyvester.
Died October 2nd, 1942 at 65 years old in Snekkersten.
Henry Haslam
English footballer (1879-1942).
Born June 5th, 1879 in Worksop.
Died October 13th, 1942 at 63 years old in Nottingham.
Klavdiya Nazarova
Hero of the soviet union (1920-1942).
Born October 1st, 1920 in Ostrov.
Died December 12th, 1942 at 22 years old in Ostrov (hanging to death).
Alexander Nikolsky
Russian zoologist (1858-1942).
Born March 2nd, 1858 in Astrakhan.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kharkiv.
André Bellessort
French writer (1866–1942).
Born March 19th, 1866 in Laval.
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 75 years old in Paris.
Jan Ankerman
Dutch field hockey player (1906–1942).
Born March 2nd, 1906 in Wommels.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 36 years old in Yangon.
August von Gödrich
German racing cyclist (1859–1942).
Born September 25th, 1859 in Fulnek.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 82 years old in Fulnek.
Henryk Szaro
Polish film director.
Born October 21st, 1900 in Warsaw.
Died August 8th, 1942 at 41 years old in Warsaw.
Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker
French writer (1886-1942).
Died August 19th, 1942 at 56 years old in Algiers.
Henryk Opieński
Polish musician (1870-1942).
Born January 13th, 1870 in Kraków.
Died January 21st, 1942 at 72 years old in Morges.
Alfred Baudrillart
French catholic cardinal (1859-1942).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Paris.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 83 years old in Paris.
Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause
German botanist (1859–1942).
Born July 27th, 1859 in Stade.
Died June 1st, 1942 at 82 years old in Neustrelitz.
Władysław Karaś
Polish sport shooter.
Born August 31st, 1893 in Kielce. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1942 at 48 years old in Magdalenka, Masovian Voivodeship (execution by shooting).
Terézia Vansová
Slovak writer, editor (1857-1942).
Born April 18th, 1857 in Zvolenská Slatina.
Died October 10th, 1942 at 85 years old in Banská Bystrica.
Andrey Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
Russian geographer and entomologist (1866–1942).
Born June 21st, 1866 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 8th, 1942 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Tommaso Pio Boggiani
Catholic cardinal (1863–1942).
Born January 19th, 1863 in Bosco Marengo.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 79 years old in Rome.
Fritz Sarasin
Swiss naturalist (1859-1942).
Born December 3rd, 1859 in Basel.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 82 years old in Lugano.
Emil Ernst
German astronomer (1889–1942).
Born June 6th, 1889 in Newark.
Died June 26th, 1942 at 53 years old in Münster.
Hernando Siles Reyes
President of bolivia (1882-1942).
Born August 5th, 1882 in Sucre.
Died November 23rd, 1942 at 60 years old in Lima.
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain