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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Jonas Smilgevičius
Lithuanian politician (1870-1942).
Born February 12th, 1870 in Šoniai.
Died September 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Kaunas.
Terézia Vansová
Slovak writer, editor (1857-1942).
Born April 18th, 1857 in Zvolenská Slatina.
Died October 10th, 1942 at 85 years old in Banská Bystrica.
Tommaso Pio Boggiani
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 19th, 1863 in Bosco Marengo. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1942 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Albert Siklós
Hungarian composer (1878-1942).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 3rd, 1942 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Heinz Körvers
German handball player.
Born July 3rd, 1915 in Bönninghardt.
Died December 29th, 1942 at 27 years old in Volgograd.
Pierre Versteegh
Dutch equestrian (1888-1942).
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 53 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Odo Bujwid
Polish biologist and esperantist.
Born November 30th, 1857 in Vilnius.
Died December 26th, 1942 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Antonín Hudeček
Czech painter (1872-1941).
Born January 14th, 1872 in Litoměřice. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1942 at 70 years old in Častolovice. [ref]
Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck
Equestrian (1882-1942).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Munich.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 60 years old
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