In the year 1942
523 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Castelli
Italian athletics competitor (1907–1942).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Frugarolo.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 35 years old in Milan.
Albert Duval
French sailor.
Born November 29th, 1867 in Paris.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 74 years old in Gouvieux.
Jonas Smilgevičius
Lithuanian politician (1870-1942).
Born February 12th, 1870 in Šoniai.
Died September 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Kaunas.
Pierre Versteegh
Dutch equestrian (1888-1942).
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 53 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Alexandre Volkoff
Russian actor and film director (1885-1942).
Born December 27th, 1885 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 56 years old in Rome.
Heinz Körvers
German handball player.
Born July 3rd, 1915 in Bönninghardt.
Died December 29th, 1942 at 27 years old in Volgograd.
Gustav Wegner
German track and field athlete.
Born January 4th, 1903 in Jarocin.
Died June 7th, 1942 at 39 years old
Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck
Equestrian (1882-1942).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Munich.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 60 years old in Assenhausen.
Gustav Jonson
Estonian military personnel (1880–1942).
Born January 7th, 1880 in Viljandi County. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1942 at 62 years old in Chelyabinsk. [ref]
Deaths 491 to 500 of 523
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé