Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1942

Sep 15 Jack Singer, US war reporter (Wasp), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 19 In the year 1942 death of condé Nast, American publisher (b. 1873)  

Sep 27 In the year 1942 douglas Munro, only US Coast Guard with WW II-Med of Honor, dies  

Sep 28 On this day in history evelyn Thatcher, dies  

Oct 01 Ants Piip, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1884) died in the year 1942.  

Oct 06 In the year 1942 erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies  

Oct 08 On this day in history death of sergei Chaplygin, Soviet engineer  

Oct 10 In the year 1942 richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68  

Oct 11 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Oct 15 On this day in history death of dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed  

Oct 16 12, Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter/3 NVV-hostages, executed died on this day in history.  

Oct 18 On this day in history death of mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. 1862)  

Oct 20 May Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Oct 22 Gustave "Staff" de Clercq, leader Flemish Nationally Covenant, dies in the year 1942.  

Oct 23 On this day in history georg Stumme, German general/commandant of African corps, dies  

Oct 24 Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (1 Test England 1921, 1 run, 1 catch), dies in the year 1942.  

Oct 25 Ted Arnold, cricketer (160 runs & 31 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng), dies in the year 1942.  

Oct 27 On this day in history death of helmuth Hubener, Youth Political Activist against the Hitler regime (b. 1925)  

Nov 01 Hugo Distler, composer, dies at 34 in the year 1942.  

Nov 03 Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Trousers, Snob), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 In the year 1942 death of marcel Barger, [Streliskie], cabaret performer, killed in Auschwitz  

Nov 05 George M Cohan, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Nov 09 In the year 1942 edna May Oliver, dies on 59th birthday  

Nov 11 In the year 1942 anton H Blaauw, botanist (Perception of the Lichtes), dies at 60  

Nov 13 Daniel J Callaghan, US spy (at Guadalcanal), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 17 In the year 1942 death of ben Reitman, American anarchist, physician (b. 1879)  

Nov 19 Edouard Combe, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Nov 21 In the year 1942 james Barry M Hertzog, South African premier (1914-39), dies at 76  

Nov 27 A B C Langton, cricketer (WWII 15 Tests for S Africa 1935-39), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 03 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Dec 05 On this day in history death of buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried  

Dec 13 In the year 1942 eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78  

Dec 14 Eduard C "Edo" Fimmen, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Dec 18 Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies 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 John Thaw, British actor (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1942 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 Cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant) was born in the year 1942.  

Jan 05 In the year 1942 birth of maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist  

Jan 05 In the year 1942 birth of jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader