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In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Belgian sports executive (1876-1942).
Born March 1st, 1876 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 65 years old in Ixelles - Elsene (myocardial infarction).
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
Austrian archduke and tuscan heir (1872-1942).
Born May 24th, 1872 in Salzburg.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
American portrait and genre painter (1856-1942).
Born October 28th, 1856 in San Francisco.
Died February 9th, 1942 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
Ruler of bahrain.
Born February 6th, 1872 in Muharraq.
Died February 20th, 1942 at 70 years old in Kuwait.
Noah Adamia
Soviet sniper (1917-1942).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Tiflis Governorate.
Died July 3rd, 1942 at 24 years old in Sevastopol.
Jack Greenwell
English footballer and manager (1884-1942).
Born January 2nd, 1884 in Crook.
Died November 20th, 1942 at 58 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction).
Emma Calvé
French operatic soprano (1858-1942).
Born August 15th, 1858 in Decazeville. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 83 years old in Montpellier, Millau (disease).
Lev Nussimbaum
German-language writer of the jewish origion (1905–1942).
Born November 2nd, 1905 in Kyiv, Baku.
Died August 27th, 1942 at 36 years old in Positano (Raynaud syndrome).
Konstantin Balmont
Russian poet.
Died December 24th, 1942 at 75 years old in Noisy-le-Grand (pneumonia). [ref]
Alexander Belyayev
Soviet writer.
Born March 16th, 1884 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 57 years old in Pushkin. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 472
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