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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Oskar Bolza
German mathematician.
Born May 12th, 1857 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger
German language lyricist and holocaust victim (1924-1942).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Chernivtsi.
Died December 16th, 1942 at 18 years old in Mikhaylivka (typhus).
Símun av Skarði
Faroese politician and poet (1872-1942).
Died October 9th, 1942 at 70 years old in Tórshavn.
Dmitry Ushakov
Russian philologist.
Born January 24th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 1942 at 69 years old in Tashkent.
Jules de Gaultier
French philosopher.
Born June 2nd, 1858 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1942 at 83 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Ado Birk
Estonian politician (1883-1942).
Born November 14th, 1883 in Tarvastu Rural Municipality.
Died February 2nd, 1942 at 58 years old
Meir Balaban
Polish historian.
Born February 20th, 1877 in Lviv. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1942 at 65 years old in Warsaw.
Bruno Bauch
German philosopher.
Born January 19th, 1877 in Osina Wielka. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1942 at 65 years old in Jena. [ref]
Nikolai Reek
Estonian politician (1890-1942).
Born February 1st, 1890 in Tallinn.
Died May 8th, 1942 at 52 years old in Usolye.
Bjørn Bjørnson
Norwegian actor and director (1859-1942).
Born November 15th, 1859 in Christiania.
Died May 14th, 1942 at 82 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 453
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