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In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
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 191 to 200 of 521
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