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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Franz Boas
German-american anthropologist.
Born July 9th, 1858 in Minden. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1942 at 84 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edith Stein
Jewish-german catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Wrocław.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 50 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Grant Wood
American painter (1891-1942).
Born February 13th, 1891 in Anamosa. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1942 at 51 years old in Iowa City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Indian actor and singer (1900-1942).
Born December 29th, 1900 in Mangeshi village.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 41 years old in Pune.
Wilbur Scoville
American pharmacist.
Born January 22nd, 1865 in Bridgeport.
Died March 10th, 1942 at 77 years old in Gainesville.
Bronisław Malinowski
Polish anthropologist and ethnographer based in england and the usa.
Born April 7th, 1884 in Kraków. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1942 at 58 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Janusz Korczak
Polish educator (1878-1942).
Born July 22nd, 1878 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1942 at 64 years old in Treblinka extermination camp.
Sabina Spielrein
Russian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts.
Born November 6th, 1885 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died August 11th, 1942 at 56 years old in Rostov-on-Don, Zmievskaya Balka.
Jozef Gabčík
Czechoslovak soldier.
Born April 7th, 1912 in Poluvsie. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 30 years old in Prague, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner