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In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
Dorothea Klumpke
American astronomer (1861-1942).
Born August 9th, 1861 in San Francisco.
Died October 5th, 1942 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Alfred Tauber
Hungarian-born austrian mathematician (1866-1942).
Born November 5th, 1866 in Bratislava.
Died July 26th, 1942 at 75 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp, Theresienstadt Ghetto.
Františka Plamínková
Czechoslovak politician, feminist and publicist (1875-1942).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1942 at 67 years old in Kobylisy Shooting Range (gunshot wound). [ref]
Einar Lönnberg
Swedish scientist (1865-1942).
Born December 24th, 1865 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1942 at 76 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Mykhailo Kravchuk
Ukrainian mathematician (1892–1942).
Born September 27th, 1892 in Chovnytsia.
Died March 9th, 1942 at 49 years old in Kolyma.
John Willard
American playwright (1885-1942).
Born November 28th, 1885 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1942 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Žarko Zrenjanin
Yugoslav partisan (1902-1942).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Izbište.
Died November 4th, 1942 at 40 years old in Pavliš.
Charles Seignobos
French historian (1854-1942).
Born September 10th, 1854 in Lamastre. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 87 years old in Ploubazlanec. [ref]
Petar Dobrović
Artist and politician (1890-1942).
Born January 14th, 1890 in Pécs.
Died January 27th, 1942 at 52 years old in Belgrade.
Jean Gilbert
German composer and conductor (1879–1942).
Born February 11th, 1879 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 1942 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti