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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Heinrich Burger
German figure skater.
Born May 31st, 1881 in Munich.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 60 years old in Munich.
William Schaus
American entomologist (1858–1942).
Born January 11th, 1858 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1942 at 84 years old [ref]
Herman Auerbach
Polish mathematician (1901-1942).
Born October 26th, 1901 in Ternopil.
Died August 17th, 1942 at 40 years old in Belzec extermination camp (intoxication).
Alfredo Carricaberry
Association footballer (1900-1942).
Born October 8th, 1900 in Colón Department.
Died September 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Carl Schenstrøm
Danish actor.
Born November 13th, 1881 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1942 at 60 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca Calvo
Spanish politician (1852-1942).
Born September 24th, 1852 in Madrid.
Died July 13th, 1942 at 89 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón.
Mikhail Osorgin
Russian writer.
Born October 19th, 1878 in Perm.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 64 years old in Chabris. [ref]
Bohumil Kafka
Czech sculptor and university educator.
Born February 14th, 1878 in Nová Paka. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1942 at 64 years old in Prague (peritonitis). [ref]
Vera Kharuzhaya
Soviet partisan, journalist (1903-1942) and heroine of the soviet union.
Born September 27th, 1903 in Babruysk.
Died December 4th, 1942 at 39 years old in Vitebsk.
Joseph Charles Arthur
American botanist (1850-1942).
Born January 11th, 1850 in Lowville. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1942 at 92 years old in Indiana. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 453
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau