Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1942

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

Mar 01 In the year 1942 death of george S. Rentz, Navy Chaplain (b. 1882)  

Mar 03 In the year 1942 amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43  

Mar 04 In the year 1942 yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62  

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 In the year 1942 enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 15 Alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70 in the year 1942.  

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

Mar 19 In the year 1942 death of clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist (b. 1855)  

Mar 20 Theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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 Albert Siklos, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1942.  

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

Apr 12 Johannes E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 13 On this day in history death of henk Sneevliet, leader of Dutch RSAP/Spartacus, executed at 58  

Apr 15 On this day in history robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61  

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

Apr 18 On this day in history death of gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (b. 1875)  

Apr 23 On this day in history marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73  

Apr 24 On this day in history death of karin Boye, Swedish author (b. 1900)  

Apr 25 In the year 1942 paul Kornfeld, writer, dies at 52  

Apr 30 In the year 1942 catherine Murphy Urner, composer, dies at 51  

May 03 Johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed died on this day in history.  

May 05 Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920) died in the year 1942.  

May 07 Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

May 10 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74 in the year 1942.  

May 13 On this day in history hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41  

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 In the year 1942 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 on this day in history.  

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

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.