In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Neel Doff
Novelist (1858–1942).
Born January 27th, 1858 in Buggenum.
Died July 14th, 1942 at 84 years old in Ixelles (kidney failure).
Ants Piip
Prime minister of estonia (1884-1942).
Born February 28th, 1884 in Anikatsi. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1942 at 58 years old in Solikamsk. [ref]
Walter Serner
Czech writer (1889–1942).
Born January 15th, 1889 in Karlovy Vary.
Died August 23rd, 1942 at 53 years old in Biķernieki forest.
William B. Pine
American politician (1877-1942).
Born December 30th, 1877 in Bluffs.
Died August 25th, 1942 at 64 years old in Okmulgee.
Alexey Troitsky
Russian chess player (1866-1942).
Born March 14th, 1866 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Józef Kowalski
Polish saint.
Born March 13th, 1911 in Poland.
Died July 4th, 1942 at 31 years old in Auschwitz.
Magomet Gadzhiyev
Soviet submarine commander (1907-1942).
Born December 20th, 1907 in Megeb.
Died May 12th, 1942 at 34 years old in Barents Sea.
Ludwig Aschoff
German physician/pathologist (1866–1942).
Born January 10th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died June 24th, 1942 at 76 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (myocardial infarction).
Hernando Siles Reyes
President of bolivia (1882-1942).
Born August 5th, 1882 in Sucre.
Died November 23rd, 1942 at 60 years old in Lima.
Stefania Wilczyńska
Polish teacher.
Born May 26th, 1886 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1942 at 56 years old in Treblinka extermination camp. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 499
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø