In the year 1942
528 Notable deaths
Rafaela Ottiano
Italian actress (1888–1942).
Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
Argentine politician, former president of argentina (1868-1942).
Born October 4th, 1868 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 73 years old in Don Torcuato.
Epitácio Pessoa
Brazilian politician and judge (1865-1942).
Born May 23rd, 1865 in Umbuzeiro.
Died February 13th, 1942 at 76 years old in Petrópolis (Parkinson's disease).
George Antonius
Lebanese-egyptian author, historian, and diplomat.
Born October 19th, 1891 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died May 21st, 1942 at 50 years old in Jerusalem.
Junichi Sasai
Japanese naval aviation officer (1918–1942).
Born February 13th, 1918 in Tokyo.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 24 years old in Henderson Field.
Arthur Willard Pryor
American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the sousa band (1870–1942).
Born September 22nd, 1870 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 71 years old in West Long Branch (stroke). [ref]
Emil von Sauer
German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher (1862-1942).
Born October 8th, 1862 in Hamburg.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Leopold Berchtold
Austro-hungarian politician (1863-1942).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died November 21st, 1942 at 79 years old in Peresznye.
Maria Polivanova
Hero of the soviet union (1922–1942).
Born October 24th, 1922 in Naryshkino.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 19 years old in Parfinsky District.
Sava Šumanović
Serbian painter (1896-1942).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Vinkovci.
Died August 30th, 1942 at 46 years old in Sremska Mitrovica.
Lawrence Joseph Henderson
American biochemist, philosopher and sociologist.
Died February 10th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Jeanette Loff
American actress (1906–1942).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Orofino.
Died August 4th, 1942 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (ammonia exposure).
Yanka Kupala
Belarusian writer (1882-1942).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Viazynka. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1942 at 59 years old in Moscow (fall). [ref]
Hugo Distler
German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer.
Born June 24th, 1908 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1942 at 34 years old in Berlin (asphyxia). [ref]
Kiyoura Keigo
Japanese politician (1850-1942).
Born March 27th, 1850 in Kutami.
Died November 5th, 1942 at 92 years old in Atami.
Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski
Polish general and politician (1881-1942).
Born July 22nd, 1881 in Maksimivka.
Died July 1st, 1942 at 60 years old in New York City (falling).
William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
British politician (1859-1942).
Born October 17th, 1859 in London.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 82 years old in London.
Clarence Gagnon
Canadian painter (1881-1942).
Born November 8th, 1881 in Montreal.
Died January 5th, 1942 at 60 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer).
Jacques-Émile Blanche
French painter (1861-1942).
Born February 1st, 1861 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1942 at 81 years old in Offranville.
Reginald Blomfield
English architect (1856–1942).
Born December 20th, 1856 in Aldingham.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 86 years old in London.
Louis Borno
President of haiti (1865-1942).
Born September 20th, 1865 in Port-au-Prince.
Died July 29th, 1942 at 76 years old in Pétion-Ville.
Josef Valčík
Czechoslovak soldier and resistance fighter (1914-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1914 in Smolina. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 27 years old in Prague. [ref]
St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton
British politician (1856-1942).
Born December 14th, 1856 in London.
Died February 13th, 1942 at 85 years old
Fred Fisher
German-born american songwriter, tin pan alley music publisher.
Born September 30th, 1875 in Cologne.
Died January 14th, 1942 at 66 years old in Manhattan (hanging).
George Andrew Reisner
American egyptologist (1867-1942).
Born November 5th, 1867 in Indianapolis.
Died June 6th, 1942 at 74 years old in Giza.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 528
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw