Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1942

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 1942. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• June 1 Johann Weinberg
• June 2 Bunny Berigan

  Legendary jazz trumpeter of the swing era, Bunny Berigan was a pivotal figure in 1930s jazz music.

• June 4 Reinhard Heydrich

  A high-ranking Nazi SS officer who was a key architect of the Holocaust and played a crucial role in planning the genocide of Jews during...

• June 4 Jisaku Okada
• June 5 Virginia Lee Corbin
• June 5 Tamon Yamaguchi
• June 5 Francesco Manfra
• June 6 George Reisner
• June 7 Alan Blumlein

  Alan Blumlein was a pioneering British electronics engineer who revolutionized sound recording, television, and radio technologies.

• June 9 František Erben

  Czech gymnast (b. 1874).

• June 17 Charles Fitzpatrick

  Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th chief justice of canada (b. 1853).

• June 18 Arthur Pryor

  American trombonist, bandleader, and politician (b. 1870).

• June 18 Jan Kubiš
• June 19 Teófilo Yldefonso
• June 22 August Froehlich

  German priest and activist (b. 1891).

• June 23 Andy Ducat
• June 26 Ettore Baldassarre
• June 26 Charles De Grave Sells
• June 27 Romolo Turra
• June 28 Riccardo Simonini
• June 28 Janka Kupała
• June 28 Rita Brunetti
• June 29 Paul Troje

  German politician, mayor of marburg (b. 1864).

• June 29 James W. Horne
• June 29 Francesco Scaduto
• June 30 Léon Daudet
• June 30 Umberto Gama
• June 30 William Henry Jackson