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In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
Magomet Gadzhiyev
Soviet submarine commander (1907-1942).
Born December 20th, 1907 in Megeb.
Died May 12th, 1942 at 34 years old in Barents Sea.
Sidney Bracey
Australian-american actor (1877-1942).
Born December 18th, 1877 in Melbourne.
Died August 5th, 1942 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Edgar Chadwick
Association football player from england (1869-1942).
Born June 14th, 1869 in Blackburn.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 72 years old in Blackburn.
Racho Petrov
Bulgarian general (1861-1942).
Born February 19th, 1861 in Shumen.
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 80 years old in Belovo.
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
German general.
Born September 13th, 1886 in Szubin.
Died August 27th, 1942 at 55 years old in Magdeburg (gunshot wound).
Otto Herschmann
Swimmer, fencer, and lawyer.
Born January 4th, 1877 in Vienna.
Died June 14th, 1942 at 65 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp (poison).
Andrievs Niedra
Latvian politician (1871-1942).
Born February 8th, 1871 in Tirza Parish. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1942 at 71 years old in Riga.
Franz Blei
Playwright.
Born January 18th, 1871 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1942 at 71 years old in Westbury. [ref]
Ants Laikmaa
Estonian painter (1866-1942).
Born May 5th, 1866 in Vigala Rural Municipality.
Died November 19th, 1942 at 76 years old in Kadarpiku.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 472
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur