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In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
Frederick Stock
German composer (1872–1942).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Jülich.
Died October 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Chicago.
Charles-Eugène Guye
Swiss physicist (1866-1942).
Born October 15th, 1866 in Champvent.
Died July 15th, 1942 at 75 years old in Geneva.
Toshio Ōta
Japanese flying ace (1919–1942).
Born March 20th, 1919 in Nagasaki.
Died October 21st, 1942 at 23 years old in Guadalcanal.
Miguel White
Filipino athlete (1909–1942).
Born October 9th, 1909 in Legazpi.
Died August 30th, 1942 at 32 years old
Kamisaka Sekka
Japanese artist (1866-1942).
Born February 26th, 1866 in Kyoto.
Died January 4th, 1942 at 75 years old in Kyoto.
Nurken Abdirov
Soviet military pilot (1919-1942).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Karkaralinsk Uyezd.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 23 years old
Marcellin Boule
French paleontologist, paleoanthropologist and geologist (1861–1942).
Born January 1st, 1861 in Montsalvy.
Died July 4th, 1942 at 81 years old in Montsalvy.
Takeuchi Seihō
Japanese painter (1864-1942).
Born December 20th, 1864 in Kyoto.
Died August 23rd, 1942 at 77 years old in Yugawara (pneumonia).
Staf De Clercq
Belgian politician (1884-1942).
Born September 16th, 1884 in Everbeek.
Died October 22nd, 1942 at 58 years old in Ghent.
Andrew Forsyth
British mathematician (1858-1942).
Born June 18th, 1858 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1942 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 521
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