In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
Prussian prince.
Born July 7th, 1883 in Potsdam.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 59 years old in Villa Ingenheim.
William G. Morgan
Inventor of volleyball.
Born January 23rd, 1870 in Lockport.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Lockport (pneumonia).
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Fourth child and third daughter of alfred i, duke of saxe-coburg and gotha, and grand duchess maria alexandrovna of russia.
Born September 1st, 1878 in Coburg.
Died April 16th, 1942 at 63 years old in Schwäbisch Hall.
Albert Kahn
American architect.
Born March 21st, 1869 in Rhaunen.
Died December 8th, 1942 at 73 years old in Detroit.
Tina Modotti
Italian photographer and actress.
Born August 16th, 1896 in Udine. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 45 years old in Mexico City (heart failure). [ref]
Atsushi Nakajima
Japanese writer.
Born May 5th, 1909 in Yotsuya.
Died December 4th, 1942 at 33 years old in Setagaya (pneumonia).
José Abad Santos
Fifth chief justice of the supreme court of the philippines and served as acting president of the philippines during world war ii.
Born February 19th, 1886 in San Fernando.
Died May 2nd, 1942 at 56 years old in Malabang.
James Barry Munnik Hertzog
Boer general (1866-1942).
Born April 3rd, 1866 in Wellington.
Died November 21st, 1942 at 76 years old in Pretoria.
Matangini Hazra
Martyr of india's independence movement.
Born October 19th, 1870 in Tamluk.
Died September 29th, 1942 at 71 years old
Stjepan Filipović
Yugoslav partisan (1916-1942).
Born January 27th, 1916 in Opuzen.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 26 years old in Valjevo (hanging).
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo