In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
Olena Teliha
Ukrainian poet.
Born July 21st, 1906 in Moscow Oblast. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 35 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Vladimir Burtsev
Russian revolutionary activist (1862-1942).
Born November 29th, 1862 in Fort-Shevchenko.
Died August 21st, 1942 at 79 years old in Paris (sepsis).
Kaneko Kentarō
Japanese politician, one of the drafters of the meiji constitution (1853–1942).
Born March 13th, 1853 in Fukuoka.
Died May 16th, 1942 at 89 years old in Hayama.
Alberto Franchetti
Italian opera composer (1860–1942).
Born September 18th, 1860 in Turin.
Died August 4th, 1942 at 81 years old in Viareggio.
Jessie Tarbox Beals
American photographer (1870–1942).
Born December 23rd, 1870 in Hamilton.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 71 years old in New York City.
Guglielmo Ferrero
Italian historian and writer (1871-1942).
Born June 21st, 1871 in Portici.
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Geneva.
Norbert Jokl
Austrian albanologist (1877-1942).
Born February 25th, 1877 in Bzenec.
Died May 6th, 1942 at 65 years old in Maly Trostenets.
Mel Sheppard
American athlete.
Born September 5th, 1883 in Deptford Township.
Died January 4th, 1942 at 58 years old in Queens.
Ewald von Lochow
German general (1855–1942).
Born April 1st, 1855 in Petkus.
Died April 11th, 1942 at 87 years old in Charlottenburg.
Hakushū Kitahara
Japanese tanka poet (1885–1942).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Nankan.
Died November 2nd, 1942 at 57 years old in Asagaya (diabetes, kidney disease). [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 521
The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé