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In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr.
U.s. mammalogist, bacteriologist, and pathologist (1875–1942).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Rock Island Arsenal.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 67 years old in South Bend.
Ruth Maier
Austrian author and holocaust victim (1920–1942).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1942 at 22 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz.
Ahatanhel Krymsky
Ukrainian academic (1871–1942).
Born January 15th, 1871 in Volodymyr.
Died January 25th, 1942 at 71 years old in Kostanay.
William Henry Young
English mathematician (1863–1942).
Born October 20th, 1863 in London.
Died July 7th, 1942 at 78 years old in Lausanne, Chavornay.
Louis Soutter
Swiss artist (1871-1942).
Born June 4th, 1871 in Morges. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1942 at 70 years old in Ballaigues. [ref]
Neel Doff
Novelist (1858–1942).
Born January 27th, 1858 in Buggenum.
Died July 14th, 1942 at 84 years old in Ixelles (kidney failure).
Ants Piip
Estonian politician, diplomat and legal scholar (1884–1942).
Born February 28th, 1884 in Tuhalaane.
Died October 1st, 1942 at 58 years old in Perm Oblast.
Elisar von Kupffer
Baltic german painter and writer (1872-1942).
Born February 20th, 1872 in Tallinn.
Died October 31st, 1942 at 70 years old in Minusio.
Walter Serner
Czech writer (1889–1942).
Born January 15th, 1889 in Karlovy Vary.
Died August 23rd, 1942 at 53 years old in Biķernieki forest.
William B. Pine
American politician (1877-1942).
Born December 30th, 1877 in Bluffs.
Died August 25th, 1942 at 64 years old in Okmulgee.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 521
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