In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
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.
Matangini Hazra
Martyr of india's independence movement.
Born October 19th, 1870 in Tamluk.
Died September 29th, 1942 at 71 years old (shootout).
John Archer Lejeune
United states marine corps commandant (1867–1942).
Born January 10th, 1867 in Pointe Coupee Parish.
Died November 20th, 1942 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Duke of aosta, commander in italian east africa (1898–1942).
Born October 21st, 1898 in Turin.
Died March 3rd, 1942 at 43 years old in Nairobi (malaria, tuberculosis).
Walter von Reichenau
German field marshal (1884–1942).
Born October 8th, 1884 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 17th, 1942 at 57 years old in Lviv (cerebral hemorrhage).
William Henry Bragg
British scientist.
Born July 2nd, 1862 in Wigton. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1942 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Ivan Bilibin
Illustrator (1876-1942).
Born August 16th, 1876 in Tarkhovka. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1942 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Carola Neher
German actress (1900-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1900 in Munich.
Died June 26th, 1942 at 41 years old in Black Dolphin Prison.
Gerard Philips
Dutch industrialist (1858–1942).
Born November 9th, 1858 in Zaltbommel.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 83 years old in The Hague.
Stjepan Filipović
Yugoslav partisan (1916-1942).
Born January 27th, 1916 in Opuzen.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 26 years old in Valjevo (hanging to death).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 499
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney