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

• 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 choral music during the Nazi era.

• Nov. 3 Carl Sternheim

  German dramatist, best known for his satiric comedy about middle-class values.

• Nov. 4 Marcel Barger [Streliskie]

  Cabaret performer killed in auschwitz

• Nov. 5 George M. Cohan

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

• Nov. 6 Emil Starkenstein

  Czech pharmacologist founded clinical pharmacology (d. 422).

• Nov. 9 Edna May Oliver

  American actress (born in 1883)

• Nov. 9 Charles Courtney Curran

  American painter (b. 1861)

• Nov. 11 Anton H Blaauw

  Botanist (perception of the lichtes), dies in 60

• Nov. 11 Hector Abbas

  Actor/director (rosa lynd company), died at 58

• Nov. 12 Maurice O'Neill

  Executed irish republican

• Nov. 13 Daniel J. Callaghan

  American admiral (b. 1890)

• Nov. 13 Douglas H Fox

  Us destroyer captain barton dies in battle

• Nov. 13 Norman Scott

  Us admiral (at guadalcanal)

• Nov. 17 Ben Reitman

  American anarchist, physician (born in 1879).

• Nov. 19 Bruno Schulz

  Polish writer known for his surreal and imaginative works.

• Nov. 19 Edouard Combe

  Composer dies at 76

• Nov. 21 J. B. M. Hertzog

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

• Nov. 21 Count Leopold Berchtold

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

• Nov. 21 Leopold Graf Berchtold

  Austro-hungarian foreign minister (born 1863)

• Nov. 21 James Barry M Hertzog

  South african premier (1914-1939), dies at the age of 76

• Nov. 29 Ron Middleton (VC)

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

• Nov. 30 Buck Jones

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

• Nov. 30 Anthony M. Rud

  American journalist and author (b. 1893)