George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
3
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
4
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
5
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
Composer
6
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
7
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
8
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
Politician
9
Krisjanis Berkis (1884-1942)
10
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
11
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
12
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
13
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
14
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
15
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
16
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
17
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
18
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
Poet
19
Amos Rusie (1871-1942)
Baseball Player
20
Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1942)
21
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
22
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
23
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
25
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
26
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
27
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
28
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
29
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
30
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
31
George Sutherland (1862-1942)
Supreme Court Justice
32
Graham McNamee (1888-1942)
Sportscaster
33
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
34
Richard Willstatter (1872-1942)
Chemist
35
Will James (1892-1942)
36
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
37
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
38
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
39
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
40
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
41
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
42
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
43
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
44
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
45
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
46
Clarence Tinker (1887-1942)
47
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
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