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In the year 1942
501 Notable deaths
Alfredo Carricaberry
Argentine footballer (1900-1942).
Born October 8th, 1900 in Colón Department.
Died September 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
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.
Died June 20th, 1942 at 84 years old
Mikhail Osorgin
Russian writer (1878–1942).
Born October 19th, 1878 in Perm.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 64 years old in Chabris.
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]
Dimitrios Petrokokkinos
Greek tennis player (1878-1942).
Born April 17th, 1878 in Ilford. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cape Town.
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca Calvo
Spanish politician (1852-1942).
Born September 24th, 1852 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1942 at 89 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón.
Karin Swanström
Swedish actress.
Born June 13th, 1873 in Norrköping. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1942 at 69 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Sabine Lepsius
German painter (1864–1942).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died November 22nd, 1942 at 78 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
Eduard Profittlich
German archbishop, servant of god (1890–1942).
Born September 11th, 1890 in Grafschaft.
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 51 years old in Kirov.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 501
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi