Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1942

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

May 3 Thorvald Stauning
Danish politician, 24th prime minister of denmark (b. 1873)
May 3 Johan H Westerveld
Execution of lieutenant colonel/leader order service
May 5 Qemal Stafa
Albanian politician (b. 1920)
May 7 Felix Weingartner
Croatian-austrian pianist composer, conductor (d. 1942).
May 7 Felix Paul von Weingartner
Austria conductor/composer dies at the age of 79.
May 8 Nikolai Reek
Estonian general and politician, 11th estonian minister of war (b. 1890)
May 9 Józef Cebula
Polish Catholic priest and martyr who was killed by the Nazis during World War II. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II and is recognized as a saint for his resistance and sacrifice during the Nazi occupation.
May 10 Joseph M Weber
Comedy/singer weber and lewis fields, dies at the age of 74.
May 13 Hyam Greenbaum
Composer dies at 41
May 16 Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski
Anthropologist
May 19 [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll
Norwegian author (enken), dies at 69
May 20 Hector Guimard
French art-nouveau architect, who is best known for designing the paris metro stations from 1899 to 1904. he was a professor at the ecole des arts decoratifs (1894-1898). his imaginative use of metal, glass, brick, open ironwork balustrades, and entry arches made him a pioneer in art-nouveau architecture.
May 23 Panagiotis Toundas
Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
May 25 Emanuel Feuermann
Emanuel Feuermann was a renowned Austrian-American cellist and educator, known for his exceptional musical talent and significant contributions to classical music.
May 27 Muhammed Hamdi Yazır
Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)
May 28 Jean F van Royen
German secretary ptt (camp amersfoort), is dead.