In the year 1942
501 Notable deaths
Friedrich Klose
Opera composer (1862-1942).
Born November 29th, 1862 in Karlsruhe.
Died December 24th, 1942 at 80 years old in Muralto.
Vera Timanova
Russian pianist.
Born February 18th, 1855 in Ufa.
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ernest Chuard
Member of the swiss federal council (1857-1942).
Born July 31st, 1857 in Corcelles-près-Payerne.
Died November 9th, 1942 at 85 years old in Lausanne.
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.
Lorenzo Aguirre
Spanish painter (1884-1942).
Born November 14th, 1884 in Pamplona.
Died October 6th, 1942 at 57 years old in Madrid (garrote).
Elena Shirman
Soviet writer and poet (1908-1942).
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died August 10th, 1942 at 34 years old in Remontnoe (gunshot wound).
Nikolai Rynin
Russian civil engineer (1877–1942).
Born December 23rd, 1877 in Moscow.
Died July 28th, 1942 at 64 years old in Kazan.
Harald Tammer
Estonian weightlifter, journalist and politician (1899-1942).
Born January 9th, 1899 in Tallinn.
Died June 6th, 1942 at 43 years old in Unzhlag.
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.
Charles Willy Kayser
German actor (1881–1942).
Born January 28th, 1881 in Metz.
Died July 10th, 1942 at 61 years old in Berlin.
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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller