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In the year 1942
472 Notable deaths
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
Carl Jensen
Danish wrestler (1882-1942).
Born September 13th, 1882 in Dronninglund.
Died April 4th, 1942 at 59 years old in Frederiksberg.
Gustav Wegner
German track and field athlete.
Born January 4th, 1903 in Jarocin.
Died June 7th, 1942 at 39 years old
Birger Cederin
Fencer (1895-1942).
Born April 20th, 1895 in Jönköping.
Died March 22nd, 1942 at 46 years old in Stockholm.
Johann Zehetner
Austrian handball player.
Born September 4th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1942 at 30 years old
Deaths 441 to 450 of 472
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