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In the year 1942
584 Notable deaths
Nevena Georgieva
Yugoslav partisan.
Born August 25th, 1925 in Skopje.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 17 years old in Nezhilovo (decapitation).
Johann Zehetner
Austrian handball player (1912–1942).
Born September 4th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1942 at 30 years old
Matti Markkanen
Gymnast (1887–1942).
Born May 14th, 1887 in Kuopio.
Died February 4th, 1942 at 54 years old in Vieremä.
Karl Lund
Gymnast (1888-1942).
Born July 31st, 1888 in Helsinki.
Died December 11th, 1942 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Emile Duson
Field hockey player (1904–1942).
Born December 1st, 1904 in Semarang.
Died March 15th, 1942 at 37 years old in Tiga Runggu.
John Joachim
American rower (1874-1942).
Born April 8th, 1874 in Pomeroy.
Died October 21st, 1942 at 68 years old in St. Louis.
Heinrich Paal
Estonian athletics competitor, footballer, bandy player and coach (1895-1941).
Born July 6th, 1895 in Rakvere.
Died September 20th, 1942 at 47 years old in Vyatlag.
Margarethe Kahn
German mathematician and holocaust victim (1880–1942).
Born August 27th, 1880 in Eschwege. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1942 at 61 years old in Trawniki concentration camp. [ref]
Emma Meissner
Swedish actress (1866–1942).
Born October 30th, 1866 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1942 at 76 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Arne Mortensen
Norwegian rower (1900–1942).
Born December 14th, 1900 in Stavanger.
Died February 28th, 1942 at 41 years old
George Ratsey
British sailor (1875-1942).
Born July 25th, 1875 in London.
Died December 25th, 1942 at 67 years old in New Rochelle.
John Mulcahy
American rower (1876–1942).
Born July 20th, 1876 in New York City.
Died November 19th, 1942 at 66 years old in New York City.
Janne Gustafsson
Sport shooter (1883–1942).
Born May 2nd, 1883 in Dalarna.
Died September 24th, 1942 at 59 years old in Sweden.
Jules Verbecke
French water polo player and swimmer.
Born September 15th, 1879 in Lille.
Died July 22nd, 1942 at 62 years old in Gennevilliers.
Erik Severin
Swedish curler.
Born July 18th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died November 15th, 1942 at 63 years old in Stockholm.
Otto Hasse
German military personnel (1871–1942).
Born June 21st, 1871 in Sławno.
Died September 28th, 1942 at 71 years old in Grunewald.
Adolphe Grisel
French athlete (1872-1942).
Born December 9th, 1872 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1942 at 70 years old in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Ture Ödlund
Olympic curler (1894-1942).
Born May 15th, 1894 in Sundsvall Municipality. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1942 at 48 years old in Stockholm.
Bengt Heyman
Sailor (1883–1942).
Born August 26th, 1883 in Stockholm.
Died June 3rd, 1942 at 58 years old in Stockholm.
Gustav Thiefenthaler
Olympic wrestler (1886–1942).
Born July 25th, 1886 in Unterwalden.
Died April 14th, 1942 at 55 years old in St. Louis.
Carl Thaulow
Sailor (1875-1942).
Born October 23rd, 1875 in Oslo.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 66 years old
Blanche Huber
First female doctor in malta.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Birkirkara.
Died July 19th, 1942 at 40 years old in Birkirkara. [ref]
Manlio Pastorini
Gymnast (1879-1942).
Born May 5th, 1879 in Pistoia.
Died April 8th, 1942 at 62 years old in Florence.
Pascal Fauvel
French archer (1882-1942).
Born April 8th, 1882 in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre.
Died October 22nd, 1942 at 60 years old in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre.
Herbert Dill
German athletics competitor (1908–1942).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Hanover.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 33 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 551 to 575 of 584
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