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In the year 1942
501 Notable deaths
Hermann Harms
German botanist (1870-1942).
Born July 6th, 1870 in Berlin.
Died November 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Max Herrmann
German theatrologist.
Born May 14th, 1865 in Berlin.
Died November 17th, 1942 at 77 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Elpida Karamandi
Yugoslav partisan.
Born January 1st, 1920 in Florina.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 22 years old in Bitola.
Thomas Xenakis
Greek gymnast.
Born March 30th, 1875 in Naxos Island.
Died July 7th, 1942 at 67 years old in Orange.
Ferdinand Albin Pax
German botanist and university teacher (1858–1942).
Born July 26th, 1858 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem.
Died March 1st, 1942 at 83 years old in Wrocław.
Belisario Porras Barahona
President of panama (1856-1942).
Born November 27th, 1856 in Las Tablas.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 85 years old in Panama City.
Josef Svatopluk Machar
Czech politician, poet, publicist, politician and politic writer (1864-1942).
Born February 29th, 1864 in Kolín. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1942 at 78 years old in Střešovice. [ref]
Oskari Mantere
Finnish politician (1874-1942).
Born September 18th, 1874 in Hausjärvi.
Died December 9th, 1942 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Louis Gauchat
Swiss linguist (1866-1942).
Born January 12th, 1866 in Les Brenets.
Died August 22nd, 1942 at 76 years old in Lenzerheide.
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]
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