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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Charles Courtney Curran
American painter (1861-1942).
Born February 13th, 1861 in Hartford. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1942 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Herbert Selpin
German film director.
Born May 29th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 38 years old in Berlin (hanging). [ref]
Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
German prince.
Born September 15th, 1870 in Ebenthal.
Died January 23rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Innsbruck.
Clinton Hart Merriam
American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942).
Born December 5th, 1855 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1942 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Jerzy Różycki
Polish cryptographer (1909-1942).
Born July 24th, 1909 in Vilshana.
Died January 9th, 1942 at 32 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
John Goodall
English footballer and manager (1863-1942).
Born June 19th, 1863 in Westminster.
Died May 20th, 1942 at 78 years old in Watford.
Ralph Rainger
American songwriter and composer (1901-1942).
Born October 7th, 1901 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Emil von Sauer
German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher (1862-1942).
Born October 8th, 1862 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1942 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Léon Daudet
French journalist and writer (1867-1942).
Born November 16th, 1867 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1942 at 74 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Nikola Vaptsarov
Bulgarian writer (1909-1942).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Bansko. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 32 years old in Sofia (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 453
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy