Famous Deaths In 1942

Feb 27 Karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52 died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 03 Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43 in the year 1942.  

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

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

Mar 10 In the year 1942 death of william Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)  

Mar 12 Enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 16 In the year 1942 alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69  

Mar 19 Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist (b. 1855) died in the year 1942.  

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 On this day in history alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson premier Valois), dies at 81  

Apr 03 In the year 1942 albert Siklos, composer, dies at 63  

Apr 08 In the year 1942 alfred Mombert, writer, dies  

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

Apr 13 Henk Sneevliet, leader of Dutch RSAP/Spartacus, executed at 58 died on this day in history.  

Apr 15 In the year 1942 robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61  

Apr 17 Jean Perrin, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870) died in the year 1942.  

Apr 18 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (b. 1875) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1942 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 On this day in history felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79  

May 10 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

May 16 In the year 1942 bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies  

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

May 29 In the year 1942 john Barrymore, US actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies at 60  

May 31 Reinhard Heydrich, German protector of Bohemia & Moravia, assassinated died in the year 1942.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of john Thaw, British actor (d. 2002)  

Jan 03 John Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006) was born in the year 1942.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of john McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy)  

Jan 05 Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1942 birth of cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist  

Jan 05 Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader was born on this day in history.