Famous Deaths In 1942

Feb 27 In the year 1942 death of karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52

Mar 01 George S. Rentz, Navy Chaplain (b. 1882) died in the year 1942.

Mar 03 On this day in history amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43

Mar 04 Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.

Mar 08 Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 on this day in history.

Mar 10 William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862) died in the year 1942.

Mar 12 Enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1942.

Mar 15 Alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70 on this day in history.

Mar 16 Alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69 on this day in history.

Mar 19 Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist (b. 1855) died on this day in history.

Mar 20 Theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1942.

Mar 26 In the year 1942 death of jimmy Burke, American baseball player (b. 1874)

Mar 28 In the year 1942 herman A van Karnebeek, Dutch foreign minister (1918-27), dies at 67

Mar 30 Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson premier Valois), dies at 81 on this day in history.

Apr 03 On this day in history albert Siklos, composer, dies at 63

Apr 08 Alfred Mombert, writer, dies in the year 1942.

Apr 12 In the year 1942 johannes E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 80

Apr 13 In the year 1942 death of henk Sneevliet, leader of Dutch RSAP/Spartacus, executed at 58

Apr 15 Robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61 in the year 1942.

Apr 17 In the year 1942 death of jean Perrin, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)

Apr 18 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (b. 1875) died in the year 1942.

Apr 23 Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73 in the year 1942.

Apr 24 Karin Boye, Swedish author (b. 1900) died on this day in history.

Apr 25 Paul Kornfeld, writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.

Apr 30 Catherine Murphy Urner, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1942.

May 03 On this day in history death of johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed

May 05 Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920) died on this day in history.

May 07 Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79 in the year 1942.

May 10 In the year 1942 joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74

May 13 Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

May 16 Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies on this day in history.

May 19 In the year 1942 [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Enken), dies at 69

May 29 John Barrymore, US actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies at 60 in the year 1942.

May 31 In the year 1942 death of reinhard Heydrich, German protector of Bohemia & Moravia, assassinated

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Jan 02 Hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 John Thaw, British actor (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of john Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006)

Jan 04 John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) was born in the year 1942.

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant)

Jan 05 Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader