In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Konstantin Balmont
Russian poet.
Died December 24th, 1942 at 75 years old in Noisy-le-Grand (pneumonia). [ref]
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).
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.
Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
German prince (1870–1942).
Born September 15th, 1870 in Ebenthal.
Died January 23rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Innsbruck.
Nikola Vaptsarov
Bulgarian communist writer (1909-1942).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Bansko.
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 32 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
Saint Paulina
Austro-hungarian immigrant to brazil, foundress and saint.
Born December 16th, 1865 in Vigolo Vattaro.
Died July 9th, 1942 at 76 years old in Ipiranga District (diabetes).
Herbert Selpin
German film director.
Born May 29th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 38 years old in Berlin (hanging). [ref]
Lauri Kristian Relander
Finnish politician (1883-1942).
Born May 31st, 1883 in Kurkijoki.
Died February 9th, 1942 at 58 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 521
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris