In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Karl Pärsimägi
Estonian painter (1902-1942).
Died July 27th, 1942 at 40 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Ilya Rabinovich
Russian chess player (1891-1942).
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 23rd, 1942 at 50 years old in Perm.
Frank Dawson Adams
Mcgill university, montreal, canada, geologist and petrologist, who studied the monteregian hills (1859-1942).
Born September 17th, 1859 in Montreal.
Died December 26th, 1942 at 83 years old in Montreal.
William Humphrey
American actor and film director (1875-1942).
Born January 2nd, 1875 in Hampden County. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1942 at 67 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf Hasse
German racing driver.
Born May 30th, 1906 in Mittweida.
Died August 12th, 1942 at 36 years old in Makiivka (dysentery).
Oskar Bolza
German mathematician.
Born May 12th, 1857 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Albert Guillaume
French painter and cartoonist (1873-1942).
Born February 14th, 1873 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1942 at 69 years old in Faux. [ref]
Paul Gilson
Belgian composer.
Born June 15th, 1865 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1942 at 76 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Samu Hazai
Hungarian politician (1851-1942).
Born December 26th, 1851 in Rimavská Sobota.
Died March 13th, 1942 at 90 years old in Budapest.
Christiaan Cornelissen
Dutch economist (1864-1942).
Born August 30th, 1864 in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Died January 21st, 1942 at 77 years old in Domme. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 499
Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry