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In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Charles Seignobos
French historian (1854-1942).
Born September 10th, 1854 in Lamastre. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 87 years old in Ploubazlanec. [ref]
Petar Dobrović
Artist and politician (1890-1942).
Born January 14th, 1890 in Pécs.
Died January 27th, 1942 at 52 years old in Belgrade.
Jean Gilbert
German composer and conductor.
Born February 11th, 1879 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1942 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ludwig Siebert
Former member of nazi party (1874-1942).
Born October 17th, 1874 in Ludwigshafen.
Died November 1st, 1942 at 68 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Nikolai Miliutin
Russian trade unionist.
Born December 8th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 15th, 1942 at 52 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Victor Margueritte
French writer (1866–1942).
Born December 1st, 1866 in Blida.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 75 years old in Monestier.
Hamad I of Bahrain
Hakim of bahrain (1872–1942).
Born February 6th, 1872 in Al-Muharraq.
Died February 20th, 1942 at 70 years old in Bahrain.
Friedrich Münzer
German historian and classical philologist (1868–1942).
Born April 22nd, 1869 in Opole. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1942 at 73 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp. [ref]
Charlotte Burton
American actress (1881-1942).
Born May 30th, 1881 in San Francisco.
Died March 28th, 1942 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Stanisław Saks
Polish mathematician (1897–1942).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Kalisz.
Died November 23rd, 1942 at 44 years old in Warsaw (political murder).
Deaths 311 to 320 of 499
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