In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Titus Brandsma
Dutch carmelite friar, catholic priest, professor of philosophy and saint.
Born February 23rd, 1881 in Bolsward. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1942 at 61 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection). [ref]
István Horthy
Hungarian politician (1904–1942).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Pula.
Died August 20th, 1942 at 37 years old in Alexeyevka.
Henk Sneevliet
20th-century dutch communist politician.
Born May 13th, 1883 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1942 at 58 years old in Amersfoort concentration camp (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Harro Schulze-Boysen
German officer, commentator, and german resistance fighter.
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Kiel.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
Grand duchess consort and regent of luxembourg (1861-1942).
Born July 13th, 1861 in Bronnbach.
Died July 31st, 1942 at 81 years old in New York City.
Thorvald Stauning
Prime minister of denmark (1873–1942).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Miguel Hernández
Spanish poet (1910–1942).
Born October 30th, 1910 in Orihuela. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1942 at 31 years old in Alicante (tuberculosis).
Mikhail Nesterov
Russian artist (1862-1942).
Born May 31st, 1862 in Ufa. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1942 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oleg Losev
Russian inventor, and physicist.
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 38 years old in Saint Petersburg (hunger).
Anton Schmid
Austrian soldier and righteous among the nations (1900–1942).
Born January 9th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died April 13th, 1942 at 42 years old in Vilnius (gunshot wound).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 499
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi