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In the year 1942
453 Notable deaths
Jean Perrin
French physicist.
Born September 30th, 1870 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Carl Gustav Fleischer
Norwegian general.
Born December 28th, 1883 in Bjørnør.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 58 years old in Ottawa (ballistic trauma).
William Gott
British army general (1897-1942).
Born August 13th, 1897 in Scarborough.
Died August 7th, 1942 at 44 years old in Cairo.
Norman Scott
United states navy admiral and medal of honor recipient.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 53 years old in Guadalcanal.
Cesare Mori
Italian prefect and politician (1871-1942).
Born December 22nd, 1871 in Pavia.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 70 years old in Udine. [ref]
Valdemar Poulsen
Danish engineer (1869-1942).
Born November 23rd, 1869 in Copenhagen.
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 72 years old in Gentofte.
Miguel Hernández
Spanish poet.
Born October 30th, 1910 in Orihuela. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1942 at 31 years old in Alicante (tuberculosis). [ref]
Harro Schulze-Boysen
German officer, commentator, and german resistance fighter.
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Kiel.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Anton Schmid
Austrian soldier and righteous among the nations.
Born January 9th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died April 13th, 1942 at 42 years old in Vilnius (ballistic trauma).
Alfred Wallis
English fisherman and artist (1855-1942).
Born August 18th, 1855 in Devonport. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1942 at 87 years old in Madron. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 453
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