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In the year 1942
521 Notable deaths
Fritz Platten
Swiss politician (1883-1942).
Born July 8th, 1883 in Tablat.
Died April 22nd, 1942 at 58 years old in Arkhangelsk Oblast (ballistic trauma, execution).
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Swedish composer (1867-1942).
Born February 27th, 1867 in Kramfors Municipality.
Died December 3rd, 1942 at 75 years old in Östersund.
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
British architect (1851–1942).
Born December 12th, 1851 in London.
Died March 15th, 1942 at 90 years old in Wickham Bishops.
Richard Tucker
Actor (1884-1942).
Born June 4th, 1884 in Brooklyn.
Died December 5th, 1942 at 58 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Refik Saydam
Prime minister of turkey (1881-1942).
Born September 8th, 1881 in Constantinople.
Died July 8th, 1942 at 60 years old in Istanbul.
Aurel Stodola
Slovak scientist.
Born May 10th, 1859 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died December 25th, 1942 at 83 years old in Zürich.
Camille du Gast
French racing driver (1868-1942).
Born May 30th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 73 years old [ref]
Leonid Kulik
Russian mineralogist (1883-1942).
Born August 31st, 1883 in Tartu. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1942 at 58 years old in Spas-Demensk (typhus).
Eusebio Ayala
President of paraguay (1875-1942).
Born August 14th, 1875 in Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1942 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 521
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