In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Frank Irons
Athletics competitor (1886-1942).
Born March 23rd, 1886 in Des Moines.
Died June 19th, 1942 at 56 years old in Palatine.
Milan Rešetar
Serbian academic (1860-1942).
Born February 1st, 1860 in Dubrovnik. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1942 at 81 years old in Florence. [ref]
Louis Bernacchi
Australian physicist and astronomer (1876-1942).
Born November 8th, 1876 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 65 years old in London.
Jüri Jaakson
Estonian politician.
Born January 16th, 1870 in Saarepeedi Rural Municipality.
Died April 20th, 1942 at 72 years old in Sverdlovsk Oblast.
Silvano Abbà
Olympic modern pentathlete (1911-1942).
Born July 3rd, 1911 in Rovinj.
Died August 24th, 1942 at 31 years old in Izbushensky.
Jonas Vileišis
Lithuanian lawyer, politician, and diplomat.
Born January 3rd, 1872 in Kovno Governorate.
Died June 1st, 1942 at 70 years old in Kaunas.
Leonid Kubbel
Russian chess player (1891-1942).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 18th, 1942 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Glover Morrill Allen
American zoologist (1879-1942).
Born February 8th, 1879 in Walpole.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Arthur Berson
German scientist.
Born August 6th, 1859 in Nowy Sącz.
Died December 3rd, 1942 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Robert Remak
German mathematician (1888-1942).
Born February 14th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 54 years old in Auschwitz.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau