George S. Rentz (1882-1942)
War Hero
1
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Novelist
2
John Barrymore (1882-1942)
Stage Actor
3
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Painter
4
Carole Lombard (1908-1942)
Movie Actress
5
Brian Lane (1917-1942)
6
Jack Dillon (1891-1942)
Boxer
7
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942)
Poet
8
Helmuth Hubener (1925-1942)
9
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
Composer
10
Belisario Porras Barahona (1856-1942)
Politician
11
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Religious Leader
12
Louis Sebert (1886-1942)
Runner
13
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
14
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
15
Edith Pretty (1883-1942)
16
Fred Fisher (1875-1942)
Songwriter
17
James F. Hanley (1892-1942)
18
Elisabeth Irwin (1880-1942)
19
Bruno Schulz (1892-1942)
20
Charlie Christian (1916-1942)
Guitarist
21
Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942)
Doctor
22
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)
Chess Player
23
Edna May Oliver (1883-1942)
24
Celebrities Born in 1942
Deaths by Year
Akiko Yosano (1878-1942)
25
Buck Jones (1891-1942)
Movie Actor
26
Yanka Kupala (1882-1942)
27
Graham McNamee (1888-1942)
Sportscaster
28
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Trumpet Player
29
Walter Sickert (1860-1942)
30
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
Puppeteer
31
Victor Vance (1889-1942)
Jazz Singer
32
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Comedian
33
Helga Estby (1860-1942)
34
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942)
35
Will James (1892-1942)
36
Ado Birk (1883-1942)
37
Augustinas Voldemaras (1883-1942)
38
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942)
39
Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942)
40
Harry Champion (1865-1942)
41
Daniel Alomia Robles (1871-1942)
42
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Bassist
43
Ross Gregory (1916-1942)
Cricketer
44
Rachel Field (1894-1942)
45
Leon Jessel (1871-1942)
46
George Buckston (1881-1942)
47
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868-1942)
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