In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Arnold Genthe
American photographer (1869-1942).
Born January 8th, 1869 in Berlin.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 73 years old in New Milford.
Walther von Lüttwitz
German general (1859-1942).
Born February 2nd, 1859 in Kluczbork.
Died September 20th, 1942 at 83 years old in Wrocław.
Bibb Graves
Governor of alabama (1873–1942).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Hope Hull.
Died March 14th, 1942 at 68 years old in Sarasota.
Mohammad Ali Foroughi
Iranian politician.
Born August 1st, 1877 in Tehran.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 65 years old in Tehran.
José Díaz
Spanish politician.
Born May 3rd, 1895 in Seville. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1942 at 46 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Teófilo Yldefonso
Filipino swimmer (1902–1942).
Born November 11th, 1902 in Piddig. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1942 at 39 years old in Capas.
Kiyonao Ichiki
Japanese general (1892–1942).
Born October 16th, 1892 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died August 21st, 1942 at 49 years old in Guadalcanal.
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]
Adolf Opálka
Czech soldier (1915-1942).
Born January 4th, 1915 in Rešice. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 27 years old in Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral. [ref]
Libertas Schulze-Boysen
German opponent of the nazis who belonged to the red orchestra (1913-1942).
Born November 20th, 1913 in Paris.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 29 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 499
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami