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In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
Olga Benário Prestes
German-brazilian communist militant (1908-1942).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1942 at 34 years old in Bernburg. [ref]
Julio González
Spanish artist (1876–1942).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Barcelona.
Died March 27th, 1942 at 65 years old in Arcueil.
Leonetto Cappiello
Italian poster art designer who lived in paris (1875-1942).
Born April 9th, 1875 in Livorno. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1942 at 66 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Dorando Pietri
Italian distance runner (1885–1942).
Born October 16th, 1885 in Correggio.
Died February 7th, 1942 at 56 years old in Sanremo (myocardial infarction).
Charles Robert Ashbee
English (jewelry) designer and entrepreneur (1863-1942).
Born May 17th, 1863 in London, Isleworth. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1942 at 79 years old in Sevenoaks. [ref]
Rachel Field
American novelist, poet, and children's author (1894–1942).
Born September 19th, 1894 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 1942 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Helen Westley
Actress (1875-1942).
Born March 28th, 1875 in Brooklyn.
Died December 12th, 1942 at 67 years old in Middlebush (disease).
Kiyonao Ichiki
Japanese general (1892–1942).
Born October 16th, 1892 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died August 21st, 1942 at 49 years old in Guadalcanal.
Faik Konitza
Albanian writer (1875-1942).
Born March 15th, 1875 in Konitsa.
Died December 15th, 1942 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Natalya Kovshova
Soviet sniper (1920-1942).
Born November 26th, 1920 in Ufa.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 21 years old in Veliky Novgorod.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 472
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