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In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Hans-Joachim Marseille
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1919–1942).
Born December 13th, 1919 in Charlottenburg.
Died September 30th, 1942 at 22 years old in Sidi Abdel Rahman.
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
American sculptor (1875-1942).
Born January 9th, 1875 in Manhattan.
Died April 18th, 1942 at 67 years old in Manhattan (endocarditis).
Jamnalal Bajaj
Indian activist (1884-1942).
Born November 4th, 1884 in Sikar.
Died February 11th, 1942 at 57 years old in Wardha.
Wilbur Scoville
American pharmacist (1865–1942).
Born January 22nd, 1865 in Bridgeport.
Died March 10th, 1942 at 77 years old in Gainesville.
Walter Sickert
British artist (1860-1942).
Born May 31st, 1860 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 81 years old in Bath. [ref]
François Darlan
French admiral (1881-1942).
Born August 7th, 1881 in Nérac. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1942 at 61 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
Russian imperial highness (1891-1942).
Born September 18th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died March 5th, 1942 at 50 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
John R. Brinkley
American fraudulent physician (1885-1942).
Died May 26th, 1942 at 56 years old in San Antonio (heart failure).
Robert Bosch
German industrialist, inventor, engineer (1861-1942).
Born September 23rd, 1861 in Albeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1942 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Fritz Todt
German engineer and senior nazi figure (1891-1942).
Born September 4th, 1891 in Pforzheim. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1942 at 50 years old in Kętrzyn (aircraft crash). [ref]
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