Famous People Who Died In 1942
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1942. This list includes people like Reinhard Heydrich, Carole Lombard, John Barrymore, George M. Cohan, Lucy Maud Montgomery and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, soldiers, political leaders and poets who died in 1942. This list includes people from United States, Germany, Austria & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Carole Lombard(American Actress Who was Known for Her Off-Beat Roles in Screwball Comedies)
Birthdate: October 6, 1908
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Died: January 16
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: November 30, 1874
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New London, Canada
Died: April 24
3
John Barrymore(Best Known for His Silent Films: ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘The Sea Beast’)
Birthdate: February 15, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 29
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: January 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne
Died: August 29
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George M. Cohan(Entertainer, Playwright and Composer Who is Considered to be ‘The Father of American Musical Comedy’)
Birthdate: July 3, 1878
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: November 5
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Stefan Zweig(One of the Most Popular and Widely Translated Writers in the World During 1920s & 1930s)
Birthdate: November 28, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 22
7
Edith Stein(Philosopher, Christian Nun and One of the Six 'Patron Saints of Europe')
Birthdate: October 12, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: August 9
8
Grant Wood
(Former painter particularly well known for American Gothic (1930), which has become an iconic example of early 20th-century American art)
Birthdate: February 13, 1891
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Anamosa, Iowa, United States
Died: February 12
9
José Raúl Capablanca
(Cuban Chess Player)
Birthdate: November 19, 1888
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Died: March 8
10
Janusz Korczak
(Former educator, children's author, pedagogue)
Birthdate: July 22, 1878
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: August 7
11
Robert Bosch
(Entrepreneur, Inventor, Artisan)
Birthdate: September 23, 1861
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Felkirchen
Died: March 12
12
Bruno Schulz
(Writer and One of the Great Polish-Language Prose Stylists of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: July 12, 1892
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Drohobych, Ukraine
Died: November 19
13
Tamon Yamaguchi
(Military officer)
Birthdate: August 17, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: June 5
14
Franz Boas(German–American Anthropologist and a Pioneer of Modern Anthropology)
Birthdate: July 9, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minden, Germany
Died: December 21
Birthdate: May 31, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Munich
Died: January 22
16
Stjepan Filipović
(Yugoslav Croat Communist Leader Who Became an Icon of Resistance to Fascism)
Birthdate: January 27, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Croatia
Died: May 22
Birthdate: July 2, 1862
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wigton, England, United Kingdom
Died: March 12
18
Sir Flinders Petrie
(Egyptologist)
Birthdate: June 3, 1853
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: July 28
19
Charlie Christian
(Guitarist)
Birthdate: July 29, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bonham, Texas, United States
Died: March 2
20
William G. Morgan
(American Educator and Inventor of Volleyball)
Birthdate: January 23, 1870
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lockport, New York, United States
Died: December 27
21
Sabina Spielrein
(Psychiatrist)
Birthdate: October 25, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rostov-on-Don, Russian Empire
Died: August 11
Birthdate: January 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamburg
Died: October 27
23
Kārlis Ulmanis
(4th President of Latvia)
Birthdate: September 4, 1877
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bērze, Latvia
Died: September 20
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Teddy Sheean
(Sailor, Military personnel)
Birthdate: December 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lower Barrington, Australia
Died: December 1
25
Irene Nemirovsky
(Novelist)
Birthdate: February 24, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire
Died: August 17
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Gerard Philips
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: October 9, 1858
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Zaltbommel
Died: January 26
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Tina Modotti
(Photographer Known for Her Symbolic Close-Ups and Images of Mexican Workers)
Birthdate: August 17, 1896
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Udine, Italy
Died: January 5
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Deenanath Mangeshkar
(Actor, Composer)
Birthdate: December 29, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mangeshi village
Died: April 24
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Ivan Bilibin
(Russian Illustrator and Stage Designer)
Birthdate: August 16, 1876
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 7
30
Daniil Kharms
(Soviet Author Who Specialized in Surrealist and Absurdist Writings)
Birthdate: December 17, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 2
31
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
(Prince)
Birthdate: July 7, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: December 8
32
Bronislaw Malinowski
(Anthropologist, Sociologist)
Birthdate: March 15, 1884
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Died: 1942 AD
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Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: September 1, 1878
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Rödental, Germany
Died: April 16
34
William Henry Jackson
(Painter, Photographer, Explorer, Artist, Mountaineer)
Birthdate: April 4, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Keeseville
Died: June 30
35
Alexander von Zemlinsky
(Composer)
Birthdate: October 14, 1871
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: March 15
36
Michel Fokine
(Russian Choreographer and Dancer)
Birthdate: April 23, 1880
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: August 22
Birthdate: November 2, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hilbert, Wisconsin, United States
Died: June 2
38
Harro Schulze-Boysen
(German Publicist and Military Officer Who was Active During the Second World War)
Birthdate: September 2, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
Died: December 22
39
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
(Noblewomen)
Birthdate: July 13, 1861
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kloster Bronnbach, Wertheim am Main, Germany
Died: July 31
40
Felix Hausdorff
(Mathematician, Writer, Topologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: November 8, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wrocław
Died: January 26
Birthdate: September 30, 1870
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lille, France
Died: April 17
42
Albert Payson Terhune
(Author)
Birthdate: December 21, 1872
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 18
43
Jamnalal Bajaj
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: November 4, 1889
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sikar, India
Died: February 11
44
Carolyn Wells
(Former Writer remembered largely for her popular mysteries, children’s books, and humorous verse.)
Birthdate: June 18, 1862
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Died: March 26
45
Vera Figner
(Revolutionary Whose Work to Free All Russian People Led to Her Involvement in the Assassination of 'Alexander II')
Birthdate: July 7, 1852
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kazan, Russia
Died: June 15
46
Alan Blumlein
(Engineer, Audio engineer)
Birthdate: June 29, 1903
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: June 7
47
Libertas Schulze-Boysen
(Revolutionary)
Birthdate: November 20, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 22
48
Roberto Arlt
(Argentine Novelist, Storyteller, Playwright and Journalist)
Birthdate: April 26, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: July 26
Birthdate: July 7, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maladzechna District, Belarus
Died: June 28
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Miguel Hernández
(Spanish Poet and Playwright)
Birthdate: October 30, 1910
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Orihuela, Spain
Died: March 28
