In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
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]
Charles Seignobos
French historian (1854-1942).
Born September 10th, 1854 in Lamastre. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 87 years old in Ploubazlanec. [ref]
Hans Behrendt
German film director and screenwriter (1889-1942).
Born September 28th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 52 years old in Auschwitz.
Jack Parkinson
English footballer (1883-1942).
Born September 21st, 1883 in Bootle. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1942 at 58 years old
Ludwig von Höhnel
Austrian explorer.
Born August 6th, 1857 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 84 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Samu Hazai
Hungarian politician (1851-1942).
Born December 26th, 1851 in Rimavská Sobota.
Died March 13th, 1942 at 90 years old in Budapest.
Juhan Kukk
Estonian politician (1885-1942).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Käru.
Died December 4th, 1942 at 57 years old in Soviet Union.
Robert Kosch
German officer.
Born April 5th, 1856 in Kłodzko.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 86 years old in Berlin.
Pranas Dovydaitis
Lithuanian politician (1886-1942).
Born December 2nd, 1886 in Runkiai.
Died November 4th, 1942 at 55 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Ernst Bernheim
German historian.
Born February 19th, 1850 in Hamburg.
Died July 9th, 1942 at 92 years old in Greifswald.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 472
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn