In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Daniel J. Callaghan
United states navy admiral and navy medal of honor recipient.
Born July 26th, 1890 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 52 years old in Guadalcanal.
Francis Younghusband
British army explorer.
Born May 31st, 1863 in Murree. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1942 at 79 years old in Lytchett Minster (stroke). [ref]
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Austrian jewish composer, conductor, and teacher (1871-1942).
Born October 14th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 70 years old in Larchmont.
Georg Stumme
German general.
Born July 29th, 1886 in Halberstadt.
Died October 24th, 1942 at 56 years old in El Alamein (myocardial infarction).
Yuri Kondratyuk
Ukrainian soviet scientist.
Born June 21st, 1897 in Poltava.
Died February 23rd, 1942 at 44 years old in Kaluga. [ref]
Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral (1889-1942).
Born April 23rd, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1942 at 52 years old in Java Sea (killed in action).
Adam Czerniaków
Polish politician (1880–1942).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 61 years old in Warsaw (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Frank Churchill
American composer (1901-1942).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Rumford.
Died May 14th, 1942 at 40 years old in Castaic (gunshot wound).
Felix Hausdorff
German mathematician (*1868 – †1942).
Born November 8th, 1868 in Wrocław.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Franz Walter Stahlecker
Holocaust perpetrator (1900-1942).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Sternenfels.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Gatchina (died of wounds).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 499
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender