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In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Grigol Peradze
Georgian theologian (1899–1942).
Born September 13th, 1899 in Bakurtsikhe.
Died December 6th, 1942 at 43 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Alfred Flatow
German gymnast (1869–1942).
Born October 3rd, 1869 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1942 at 73 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Leon Jessel
German composer (1871-1942).
Born January 22nd, 1871 in Szczecin.
Died January 4th, 1942 at 70 years old in Berlin (torture).
Pasquale Amato
Italian opera singer.
Born March 21st, 1878 in Naples. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1942 at 64 years old in New York City, Jackson Heights. [ref]
Stanislav Binički
Composer.
Born July 27th, 1872 in Kruševac.
Died February 15th, 1942 at 69 years old in Belgrade.
Vladimir Petlyakov
Soviet aerospace engineer.
Born June 27th, 1891 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 12th, 1942 at 50 years old in Kazan.
Frederick Stock
German composer (1872–1942).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Jülich.
Died October 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Chicago.
Charles-Eugène Guye
Swiss physicist (1866-1942).
Born October 15th, 1866 in Champvent.
Died July 15th, 1942 at 75 years old in Geneva.
Miguel White
Filipino athlete (1909–1942).
Born October 9th, 1909 in Legazpi.
Died August 30th, 1942 at 32 years old
Deaths 251 to 260 of 499
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman