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In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
Ivande Kaija
Latvian author (1876-1942).
Born October 13th, 1876 in Jumprava Parish.
Died January 2nd, 1942 at 65 years old in Riga 1st hospital (traffic collision).
Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause
German botanist (1859-1942).
Born July 27th, 1859 in Stade.
Died June 1st, 1942 at 82 years old in Neustrelitz.
Mathieu Cordang
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born December 6th, 1869 in Blerick.
Died March 24th, 1942 at 72 years old in Swalmen. [ref]
Eduard Profittlich
German archbishop, servant of god (1890–1942).
Born September 11th, 1890 in Grafschaft.
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 51 years old in Kirov.
Władysław Karaś
Polish sport shooter.
Born August 31st, 1893 in Kielce.
Died May 28th, 1942 at 48 years old in Magdalenka, Masovian Voivodeship.
Yelena Kolesova
Soviet soldier (1920-1942).
Born August 1st, 1920.
Died September 11th, 1942 at 22 years old in Vydryca (killed in action).
Alexander Nikolsky
Russian zoologist (1858-1942).
Born March 2nd, 1858 in Astrakhan.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kharkiv.
Fritz Sarasin
Swiss naturalist (1859-1942).
Born December 3rd, 1859 in Basel. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 82 years old in Lugano. [ref]
August von Gödrich
German racing cyclist (1859–1942).
Born September 25th, 1859 in Fulnek.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 82 years old in Fulnek.
Emil Ernst
German astronomer.
Born June 6th, 1889 in Newark.
Died June 26th, 1942 at 53 years old in Münster.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 472
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