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In the year 1942
528 Notable deaths
Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral (1889–1942).
Born April 23rd, 1889 in Utrecht.
Died February 28th, 1942 at 52 years old in Java Sea.
Adam Czerniaków
Polish politician (1880–1942).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 61 years old in Warsaw (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Frank Churchill
American composer (1901-1942).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Rumford.
Died May 14th, 1942 at 40 years old in Castaic (gunshot wound).
Felix Hausdorff
German mathematician (*1868 – †1942).
Born November 8th, 1868 in Wrocław.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Franz Walter Stahlecker
Holocaust perpetrator (1900-1942).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Sternenfels.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Gatchina (died of wounds).
George Sutherland
Associate justice of the u.s. supreme court, united states senator, member of the united states house of representatives (1862-1942).
Born March 25th, 1862 in Stony Stratford.
Died July 18th, 1942 at 80 years old in Stockbridge.
Norman Scott
United states navy admiral and medal of honor recipient.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 53 years old in Guadalcanal.
Laura Hope Crews
American actress (1879-1942).
Born December 12th, 1879 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 62 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Condé Nast
American publisher (1873–1942), founder of the eponymous publishing house.
Born March 26th, 1873 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 1942 at 69 years old in New York City.
Neville Henderson
British diplomat.
Born June 10th, 1882 in Nuthurst. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1942 at 60 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Akiko Yosano
Japanese tanka poet (1878–1942).
Born December 7th, 1878 in Sakai.
Died May 29th, 1942 at 63 years old in Ogikubo (stroke).
William Gott
British army general (1897-1942).
Born August 13th, 1897 in Scarborough.
Died August 7th, 1942 at 44 years old in Cairo.
Michel Fokine
Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1880–1942).
Born April 23rd, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 23rd, 1942 at 62 years old in New York City.
Carl Gustav Fleischer
Norwegian general (1883–1942).
Born December 28th, 1883 in Bjørnør Municipality.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 58 years old in Ottawa (gunshot wound).
Cesare Mori
Italian prefect and politician (1871-1942).
Born December 22nd, 1871 in Pavia.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 70 years old in Udine.
Séraphine Louis
French naive-style painter (1865-1942).
Born September 2nd, 1864 in Arsy. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1942 at 78 years old in Clermont. [ref]
Titus Brandsma
Dutch carmelite friar, catholic priest, professor of philosophy and saint (1881–1942).
Born February 23rd, 1881 in Bolsward.
Died July 26th, 1942 at 61 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection).
István Horthy
Hungarian politician (1904–1942).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Pula.
Died August 20th, 1942 at 37 years old in Alexeyevka.
Henk Sneevliet
20th-century dutch communist politician.
Born May 13th, 1883 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1942 at 58 years old in Amersfoort concentration camp (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Harro Schulze-Boysen
German officer, commentator, and german resistance fighter.
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Kiel.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
Grand duchess consort and regent of luxembourg (1861-1942).
Born July 13th, 1861 in Bronnbach.
Died July 31st, 1942 at 81 years old in New York City.
Thorvald Stauning
Prime minister of denmark (1873–1942).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Miguel Hernández
Spanish poet (1910–1942).
Born October 30th, 1910 in Orihuela. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1942 at 31 years old in Alicante (tuberculosis).
Mikhail Nesterov
Russian artist (1862-1942).
Born May 31st, 1862 in Ufa. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1942 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oleg Losev
Russian inventor, and physicist.
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 38 years old in Saint Petersburg (hunger).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 528
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