In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Yakov Perelman
Russian science writer (1882-1942).
Born December 4th, 1882 in Białystok.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alice Duer Miller
American poet (1874-1942).
Born July 28th, 1874 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1942 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rafaela Ottiano
Italian actress.
Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).
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).
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
American boxer.
Born January 17th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 1942 at 64 years old
Antoine Marfan
French pediatrician.
Born June 23rd, 1858 in Castelnaudary. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1942 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Junichi Sasai
Japanese naval aviation officer.
Born February 13th, 1918 in Tokyo.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 24 years old in Henderson Field (killed in action).
Heinrich Vogeler
German painter (1872–1942).
Born December 12th, 1872 in Bremen. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1942 at 69 years old in Bukhar-Zhyrau District. [ref]
Hugo Distler
German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer.
Born June 24th, 1908 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1942 at 34 years old in Berlin (asphyxia). [ref]
Wojciech Kossak
Polish painter (1856-1942).
Born December 31st, 1857 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 453
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell