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In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
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.
Anton Lutskevich
Belarusian politician (1884-1942).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Šiauliai.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 58 years old in Russia, Atkarsk.
Louis Gauchat
Swiss linguist (1866-1942).
Born January 12th, 1866 in Les Brenets. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1942 at 76 years old in Lenzerheide. [ref]
Gertrud Adelborg
Women's rights activist.
Born September 10th, 1853 in Karlskrona city community. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1942 at 88 years old in Gagnef parish.
Berta Pīpiņa
Latvian politician, writer and journalist.
Born September 28th, 1883 in Code Parish.
Died November 14th, 1942 at 59 years old in Siberia. [ref]
Oskari Mantere
Finnish politician (1874-1942).
Born September 18th, 1874 in Hausjärvi.
Died December 9th, 1942 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Ernest Pérochon
French writer (1885-1942).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Deux-Sèvres. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1942 at 56 years old in Niort. [ref]
Cyril Gardner
American actor and director (1898-1942).
Died December 30th, 1942 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Lorenzo Aguirre
Spanish painter (1884-1942).
Born November 14th, 1884 in Pamplona.
Died October 6th, 1942 at 57 years old in Madrid (garrote vil).
Nikolai Rynin
Russian civil engineer.
Born December 23rd, 1877 in Moscow.
Died July 28th, 1942 at 64 years old in Kazan.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 472
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