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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
James Juvenal
American rower.
Born January 12th, 1874 in Philadelphia.
Died September 1st, 1942 at 68 years old in Philadelphia.
Hasan Kikić
Bosnian author, poet lawyer and writer (1905-1942).
Born August 20th, 1905 in Gradačac.
Died May 6th, 1942 at 36 years old
Martin Karl
German rower (1911-1942).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Würzburg.
Died March 1st, 1942 at 30 years old in Soviet Union.
Clara Arnheim
German painter (1865–1942).
Born April 24th, 1865 in Berlin.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 77 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Gustaf Carlsson
Swedish football player (1894-1942).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1942 at 48 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Donatas Malinauskas
Lithuanian politician.
Born March 7th, 1869 in Krāslava. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1942 at 73 years old in Biysk.
Tatyana Marinenko
Soviet partisan, heroine of the soviet union.
Born January 25th, 1920 in Sukhi Bor.
Died August 2nd, 1942 at 22 years old in Zhartsy (ballistic trauma).
Karl Martin
Dutch geologist (1851-1942).
Born November 24th, 1851 in Oldenburg, Jever.
Died November 14th, 1942 at 90 years old in Leiden.
István Abonyi
Chess player (1886-1942).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Budapest.
Died June 5th, 1942 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Ivan Golubets
Soviet sailor, hero of the soviet union.
Born May 8th, 1916 in Taganrog.
Died March 25th, 1942 at 25 years old in Sevastopol.
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