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In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
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.
Roberto María Ortiz
Former president of argentina (1886-1942).
Born September 24th, 1886 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 15th, 1942 at 55 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes).
André Bellessort
French writer.
Born March 19th, 1866 in Laval. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Chaim Yisroel Eiss
Activist (1876-1943).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Ustrzyki Dolne.
Died November 10th, 1942 at 66 years old in Zurich.
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).
Carl Alstrup
Danish actor and film director.
Born April 11th, 1877 in Copenhagen.
Died October 2nd, 1942 at 65 years old in Snekkersten.
Fred Englehardt
American long and triple jumper.
Born May 14th, 1879 in New York City.
Died July 25th, 1942 at 63 years old in The Bronx.
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