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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Sava Šumanović
Serbian painter (1896-1942).
Born January 22nd, 1896 in Vienna, Vinkovci. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1942 at 46 years old in Vienna, Mitrovica, Sremska Mitrovica. [ref]
Lawrence Joseph Henderson
American biochemist, philosopher and sociologist.
Died February 10th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
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.
St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton
British politician (1856-1942).
Born December 14th, 1856 in London.
Died February 13th, 1942 at 85 years old
Reginald Blomfield
English architect.
Born December 20th, 1856 in Aldingham. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1942 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Yanka Kupala
Belarusian writer (1882-1942).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Viazynka. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1942 at 59 years old in Moscow (fall). [ref]
Maria Polivanova
Hero of the soviet union.
Born October 24th, 1922 in Tula Governorate.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 19 years old in Parfinsky District.
William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
British politician (1859-1942).
Born October 17th, 1859 in London.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 82 years old in London.
Jacques-Émile Blanche
French painter (1861-1942).
Born February 1st, 1861 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1942 at 81 years old in Offranville. [ref]
Emanuel Feuermann
Austrian musician (1902-1942).
Born November 22nd, 1902 in Kolomyia. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 453
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson