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Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1942

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 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

  • Hugo Distler
    Nov. 1 Hugo Distler

    Hugo Distler was a prominent German composer and organist of the early 20th century, known for his significant contributions to sacred and...

  • Hakushū Kitahara
    Nov. 2 Hakushū Kitahara
  • Carl Sternheim
    Nov. 3 Carl Sternheim
  • Enrique Estrada
    Nov. 3 Enrique Estrada
  • George M. Cohan
    Nov. 5 George M. Cohan

    American actor, singer, composer, author and theatre manager/owner (b. 1878).

  • Emil Starkenstein
    Nov. 6 Emil Starkenstein

    Czech pharmacologist founded clinical pharmacology (d. 422).

  • Edna May Oliver
    Nov. 9 Edna May Oliver

    American actress (b. 1883).

  • Charles Courtney Curran
    Nov. 9 Charles Courtney Curran

    American painter (b. 1861).

  • Henio Zytomirski
    Nov. 9 Henio Zytomirski
  • Maurice O'Neill
    Nov. 12 Maurice O'Neill

    Executed irish republican.

  • Masaharu Suganami
    Nov. 12 Masaharu Suganami
  • Elmer Niklander
    Nov. 12 Elmer Niklander
  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
    Nov. 12 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
  • Pëtr Grigor'ev
    Nov. 12 Pëtr Grigor'ev
  • Laura Hope Crews
    Nov. 12 Laura Hope Crews
  • Daniel J. Callaghan
    Nov. 13 Daniel J. Callaghan

    American admiral (b. 1890).

  • Robert Remak
    Nov. 13 Robert Remak
  • Bruno Schulz
    Nov. 19 Bruno Schulz

    Polish writer known for his surreal and imaginative works.

  • Emma Meissner
    Nov. 20 Emma Meissner
  • J. B. M. Hertzog
    Nov. 21 J. B. M. Hertzog

    South african general and politician, 3rd prime minister of south africa (b. 1866).

  • Count Leopold Berchtold
    Nov. 21 Count Leopold Berchtold

    Austrian-hungarian politician, foreign minister of austria-hungary (b. 1863).

  • Luigi Antonelli
    Nov. 21 Luigi Antonelli
  • Jack Barty
    Nov. 25 Jack Barty
  • Mihail Dragomirescu
    Nov. 25 Mihail Dragomirescu
  • Francesco Agello
    Nov. 26 Francesco Agello
  • Hermann August Theodor Harms
    Nov. 27 Hermann August Theodor Harms
  • Bronislao Kostkowski
    Nov. 27 Bronislao Kostkowski
  • Ron Middleton (VC)
    Nov. 29 Ron Middleton (VC)

    Australian bomber pilot and victoria cross recipient (b. 1916).

  • Buck Jones
    Nov. 30 Buck Jones

    Buck Jones was a popular American film actor known for his work in Western films.

  • Anthony M. Rud
    Nov. 30 Anthony M. Rud

    American journalist and author (b. 1893).