In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Wlodimir Ledóchowski
26th superior-general of the society of jesus.
Born October 7th, 1866 in Loosdorf.
Died December 13th, 1942 at 76 years old in Rome.
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]
Heinrich Vogeler
German painter (1872–1942).
Born December 12th, 1872 in Bremen.
Died June 14th, 1942 at 69 years old in Bukhar-Zhyrau District.
Yakov Perelman
Russian science writer (1882–1942).
Born December 4th, 1882 in Białystok.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rafaela Ottiano
Italian actress.
Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
Argentine politician, former president of argentina (1868-1942).
Born October 4th, 1868 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 73 years old in Don Torcuato.
Epitácio Pessoa
Brazilian politician and judge (1865-1942).
Born May 23rd, 1865 in Umbuzeiro.
Died February 13th, 1942 at 76 years old in Petrópolis (Parkinson's disease).
George Antonius
Lebanese-egyptian author, historian, and diplomat.
Born October 19th, 1891 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died May 21st, 1942 at 50 years old in Jerusalem.
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).
Arthur Willard Pryor
American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the sousa band (1870–1942).
Born September 22nd, 1870 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 71 years old in West Long Branch (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 499
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace