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
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
Painter
5
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
6
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
7
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
8
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
9
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
10
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
11
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
12
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
Politician
13
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
14
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
15
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
16
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
17
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
18
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
19
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
20
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
21
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
22
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
23
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
25
Will James (1892-1942)
26
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
27
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
28
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
29
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
30
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
31
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
32
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
Comedian
33
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
34
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
35
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909-1942)
36
Franklin Brockson (1865-1942)
37
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942)
Photographer
38
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
39
Titus Brandsma (1881-1942)
40
John Goodall (1863-1942)
Soccer Player
41
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
42
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
43
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
44
Alan Blumlein (1903-1942)
Entrepreneur
45
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942)
46
William Alexander Percy (1885-1942)
47
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
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