In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Kanaklata Barua
Indian freedom fighter from assam (1924-1942).
Born December 22nd, 1924 in Gohpur. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1942 at 17 years old in India. [ref]
Dwarkanath Kotnis
Indian physicians dispatched to china to provide medical assistance during the second sino-japanese war in 1938.
Born October 10th, 1910 in Solapur.
Died December 9th, 1942 at 32 years old in Tang County (seizure).
Buck Jones
American actor (1891-1942).
Born December 12th, 1890 in Vincennes.
Died November 30th, 1942 at 51 years old in Boston.
Hector Guimard
French architect (1867-1942).
Born March 10th, 1867 in Lyon. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1942 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Indian revolutionary.
Born April 3rd, 1893 in Varanasi, British Raj.
Died February 7th, 1942 at 48 years old in Gorakhpur.
May Robson
Australian-born american actress (1858-1942).
Born April 19th, 1858 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1942 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Mahadev Desai
Indian independence activist, writer and mahatma gandhi's personal secretary (1892–1942).
Born January 1st, 1892.
Died August 15th, 1942 at 50 years old in Aga Khan Palace.
Kārlis Ulmanis
Prime minister of latvia (1877-1942).
Born September 4th, 1877 in Bērze.
Died September 20th, 1942 at 65 years old in Türkmenbaşy (dysentery).
Daniil Kharms
Russian writer (1905–1942).
Born January 12th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 2nd, 1942 at 36 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Swiss writer, journalist and photographer.
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Zürich. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1942 at 34 years old in Sils im Engadin/Segl (bicycle accident). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 499
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler