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In the year 1942
501 Notable deaths
Alfred Baudrillart
French catholic cardinal (1859-1942).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Paris.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 83 years old in Paris.
Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause
German botanist (1859-1942).
Born July 27th, 1859 in Stade.
Died June 1st, 1942 at 82 years old in Neustrelitz.
Władysław Karaś
Polish sport shooter.
Born August 31st, 1893 in Kielce.
Died May 28th, 1942 at 48 years old in Magdalenka, Masovian Voivodeship.
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.
Andrey Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
Russian geographer and entomologist (1866–1942).
Born June 21st, 1866 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1942 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Tommaso Pio Boggiani
Catholic cardinal (1863–1942).
Born January 19th, 1863 in Bosco Marengo.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 79 years old in Rome.
Fritz Sarasin
Swiss naturalist (1859-1942).
Born December 3rd, 1859 in Basel.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 82 years old in Lugano.
Gustaf Carlsson
Swedish football player (1894-1942).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1942 at 48 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Emil Ernst
German astronomer.
Born June 6th, 1889 in Newark.
Died June 26th, 1942 at 53 years old in Münster.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 501
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