Died in 1942

1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
 2
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
 3
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
 4
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
 5
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
 6
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
 7
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
Movie Actress
 8
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
 9
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
War Hero
 10
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
 11
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
 12
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
13
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
 14
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
Painter
 15
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
 16
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
 17
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
 18
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
War Hero
 19
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricket Player
 20
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
Politician
 21
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
Politician
 22
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
Poet
 23
Will James (1892-1942)
Novelist
 24
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
25
Amos Rusie (1871-1942)
Baseball Player
 26
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
Poet
 27
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
 28
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
 29
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
 30
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
Poet
 31
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
Poet
 32
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
Painter
 33
Kaarel Eenpalu (1888-1942)
Politician
 34
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
Painter
 35
Blanche Selva (1884-1942)
Pianist
 36
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
Composer
37
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
 38
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
Religious Leader
 39
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
Poet
 40
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
41
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
Politician
 42
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
 43
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
Entrepreneur
 44
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
 45
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
 46
Aurel Stodola (1859-1942)
Physicist
 47
Titus Brandsma (1881-1942)
Religious Leader
 48
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Anthropologist
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