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In the year 1942
501 Notable deaths
Martin Karl
German rower (1911-1942).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Würzburg.
Died March 1st, 1942 at 30 years old in Soviet Union.
Karl Martin
Dutch geologist (1851-1942).
Born November 24th, 1851 in Oldenburg, Jever.
Died November 14th, 1942 at 90 years old in Leiden.
Yelena Kolesova
Soviet soldier (1920-1942).
Born August 1st, 1920.
Died September 11th, 1942 at 22 years old in Vydryca (killed in action).
Donatas Malinauskas
Lithuanian politician.
Born March 7th, 1869 in Krāslava. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1942 at 73 years old in Biysk.
Yelena Ubiyvovk
Soviet resistance fighter (1918–1942).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Poltava.
Died May 26th, 1942 at 23 years old in Poltava.
István Abonyi
Chess player (1886-1942).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Budapest.
Died June 5th, 1942 at 55 years old in Budapest.
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.
Józef Paczoski
Polish botanist (1864-1942).
Born December 8th, 1864 in Bilohorodka.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 77 years old in Sierosław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (myocardial infarction).
Konstantin Zaslonov
Soviet partisan commander (1909–1942).
Born January 7th, 1910 in Ostashkov.
Died November 14th, 1942 at 32 years old
Chaim Yisroel Eiss
Activist (1876-1943).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Ustrzyki Dolne.
Died November 10th, 1942 at 66 years old in Zurich.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 501
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid