In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Xiao Hong
Female chinese writer.
Born June 1st, 1911 in Hulan District.
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 30 years old in Hong Kong.
Sébastien Faure
French anarchist (1858–1942).
Born January 6th, 1858 in Saint-Étienne.
Died July 14th, 1942 at 84 years old in Royan.
Joseph Schmidt
Romanian opera singer (1904-1942).
Born March 4th, 1904 in Dolní Moravice, Davydivka. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1942 at 38 years old in Internment Camp Girenbad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henio Zytomirski
Polish jew.
Born March 25th, 1933 in Lublin.
Died November 9th, 1942 at 9 years old in Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp.
Peadar Kearney
Irish song writer (1883–1942).
Born December 12th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died November 24th, 1942 at 58 years old in Dublin.
Alexander Belyayev
Soviet writer.
Born March 16th, 1884 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 57 years old in Pushkin. [ref]
Christian Frederik von Schalburg
Danish ss officer.
Born April 15th, 1906 in Zmeinogorsk.
Died June 2nd, 1942 at 36 years old in Demyansk (killed in action).
John Goodall
English footballer and manager (1863-1942).
Born June 19th, 1863 in Westminster.
Died May 20th, 1942 at 78 years old in Watford.
Roberto Arlt Zavalaga
Argentine writer.
Born April 2nd, 1900 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1942 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Léon Daudet
French journalist and writer (1867-1942).
Born November 16th, 1867 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 1942 at 74 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 499
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé