Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1942

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

• Oct. 1 Ants Piip

  Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th prime minister of estonia (b. 1884)

• Oct. 5 Dorothea Klumpke

  American astronomer and academic (d. 1942).

• Oct. 6 Siegmund Glücksmann

  German politician (b. 1884)

• Oct. 8 Sergey Chaplygin

  Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)

• Oct. 10 Arnold Majewski

  Finnish military hero of polish descent (killed in action) (b. 1892)

• Oct. 10 Richard von Schaukal

  Austria poet / writer (schlemihle), dies at 68

• Oct. 11 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev

  Composer dies at 64

• Oct. 14 Noboru Yamaguchi

  Japanese mob boss (b. 1902)

• Oct. 15 Dirk Bannink

  Execution of deventer, nurse / local councillor

• Oct. 16 12 Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter / 3 NVV-hostages

  Executed

• Oct. 18 Mikhail Nesterov

  Russian painter (born 1862).

• Oct. 20 May Robson

  Actress (star is born reckless), is killed at 84

• Oct. 22 Gustave "Staff" de Clercq

  Leader flemish nationally covenant

• Oct. 22 Sybren Tulip

  Nsber / supt. police in amsterdam (1941-42)

• Oct. 23 Georg Stumme

  German general/commandant of african corps

• Oct. 23 Ralph Rainger

  American composer (born 1901).

• Oct. 27 Helmuth Hübener

  Young German resistance hero who courageously opposed Nazi regime during World War II, becoming the youngest person executed for treason in Nazi Germany.

• Oct. 29 Edward S. Anthoine

  American politician and lawyer (b. 1882)

• Oct. 30 Walter Buckmaster

  Buckmaster & moore was founded by buckmaster & moore, an english polo player who also became a businessman (d. 1942).