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In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Reinhard Heydrich
Most horrible german nazi ss and gestapo police official and main architect of the holocaust genocide (1904-1942).
Born March 7th, 1904 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died June 4th, 1942 at 38 years old in Prague (sepsis, ballistic trauma). [ref]
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Royal navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the house of windsor.
Born December 20th, 1902 in York Cottage.
Died August 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in Caithness (August 1942 Dunbeath Air Crash).
Carole Lombard
American actress (1908-1942).
Born October 6th, 1908 in Fort Wayne.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 33 years old in Nevada (aviation accident).
John Barrymore
American actor of stage, screen and radio (1882-1942).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1942 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure). [ref]
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian writer (1874–1942).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Prince Edward Island.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 67 years old in Toronto.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
British prince, son of queen victoria (1850–1942).
Born May 1st, 1850 in Buckingham Palace.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 91 years old in Bagshot Park.
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881–1942).
Born November 28th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1942 at 60 years old in Petrópolis (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
George M. Cohan
American entertainer, composer and playwright.
Born July 3rd, 1878 in Providence. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1942 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Anton Drexler
German politician (1884-1942).
Born June 13th, 1884 in Munich.
Died February 24th, 1942 at 57 years old in Munich.
Edith Stein
Jewish-german catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Wrocław.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 50 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (hydrogen cyanide, asphyxia).
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