In the year 1942

523 Notable deaths

Karin Swanström

Swedish actress.

Born June 13th, 1873 in Norrköping. [ref]

Died July 5th, 1942 at 69 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Sabine Lepsius

German painter (1864–1942).

Born January 15th, 1864 in Berlin.

Died November 22nd, 1942 at 78 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]

Eduard Profittlich

German archbishop, servant of god (1890–1942).

Born September 11th, 1890 in Grafschaft.

Died February 22nd, 1942 at 51 years old in Kirov.

Carl Schenstrøm

Danish actor (1881–1942).

Born November 13th, 1881 in Copenhagen.

Died April 10th, 1942 at 60 years old in Copenhagen.

Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov

Russian and soviet military leader, red army lieutenant general (1897–1942).

Born March 11th, 1897 in Tarusa.

Died April 19th, 1942 at 45 years old in Vyazemsky District (gunshot wound).

André Calmettes

French film director (1861-1942).

Born August 18th, 1861 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1942 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Ivan Horbachevskyi

Ukrainian chemist (1854-1942).

Born May 15th, 1854 in Zarubyntsi.

Died May 24th, 1942 at 88 years old in Prague.

Vladimir Ignatowski

Russian mathematician (1875–1942).

Born April 1st, 1875 in Tbilisi.

Died January 30th, 1942 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Mykola Burachek

Ukrainian impressionist painter (1871-1942).

Born March 16th, 1871 in Letychiv.

Died August 12th, 1942 at 71 years old in Kharkiv (hunger).

Villem Grünthal-Ridala

Estonian poet.

Born May 30th, 1885 in Muhu.

Died January 16th, 1942 at 56 years old in Helsinki.

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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling