In the year 1942
501 Notable deaths
Carl Schenstrøm
Danish actor (1881–1942).
Born November 13th, 1881 in Copenhagen.
Died April 10th, 1942 at 60 years old in Copenhagen.
Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov
Russian and soviet military leader, red army lieutenant general.
Born March 11th, 1897 in Tarusa.
Died April 19th, 1942 at 45 years old in Smolensk Oblast (ballistic trauma).
André Calmettes
French film director (1861-1942).
Born August 18th, 1861 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1942 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ivan Horbachevskyi
Ukrainian chemist (1854-1942).
Born May 15th, 1854 in Zarubyntsi.
Died May 24th, 1942 at 88 years old in Prague.
Elmer Niklander
Athletics competitor (1890–1942).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Hausjärvi.
Died November 12th, 1942 at 52 years old in Helsinki.
Anna Weber-van Bosse
Dutch phycologist (1852-1942).
Born March 27th, 1852 in Amsterdam.
Died October 29th, 1942 at 90 years old in Eerbeek.
Sebastião da Silveira Cintra
Catholic cardinal (1882-1942).
Born January 20th, 1882 in Espírito Santo do Pinhal.
Died October 17th, 1942 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Alfred Asikainen
Olympic wrestler (1888-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Vyborg.
Died January 7th, 1942 at 53 years old in Helsinki.
Nini Roll Anker
Norwegian novelist/playwright (1873-1942).
Died May 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Asker.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler