1942

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Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1910s  1920s  1930s  - 1940s -  1950s  1960s  1970s
Years: 1939 1940 1941 - 1942 - 1943 1944 1945
1942 by topic:
Subject:      Archaeology - Architecture - Art
Aviation - Film - Literature (Poetry)
Meteorology - Music (Country)
Rail transport - Radio - Science
Sports - Television
Countries:      Australia - Canada - India - Ireland
Malaysia - New Zealand - Norway - Singapore South Africa - Soviet Union - UK - Zimbabwe
Leaders:    Sovereign states - State leaders
Religious leaders - Law
Categories: Births - Deaths - Works - Introductions
Establishments - Disestablishments - Awards
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Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents:
  1. Events of 1942
  2. Births
  3. Deaths
  4. Nobel prizes
  5. Ship events
  6. See also -  Notes -  External links

[edit] Events of 1942

(Below, many events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.)

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

The Japanese aircraft carrier, Hiryu under attack by US aircraft at the Battle of Midway.
The Japanese aircraft carrier, Hiryu under attack by US aircraft at the Battle of Midway.

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

[edit] Undated

[edit] Ongoing

[edit] Births

1942 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1942
MCMXLII
Ab urbe condita 2695
Armenian calendar 1391
ԹՎ ՌՅՂԱ
Bahá'í calendar 98 – 99
Berber calendar 2892
Buddhist calendar 2486
Burmese calendar 1304
Chinese calendar 4578/4638-11-15
(辛巳年十一月十五日)
— to —
4579/4639-11-24
(壬午年十一月廿四日)
Coptic calendar 1658 – 1659
Ethiopian calendar 1934 – 1935
Hebrew calendar 57025703
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 1997 – 1998
 - Shaka Samvat 1864 – 1865
 - Kali Yuga 5043 – 5044
Holocene calendar 11942
Iranian calendar 1320 – 1321
Islamic calendar 1360 – 1361
Japanese calendar Shōwa 17
(昭和17年)
Korean calendar 4275
Thai solar calendar 2485
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[edit] March-April

[edit] May-June

[edit] July-August

[edit] September-October

[edit] November-December

[edit] Date unknown

See also: Category: 1942 births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January-June

[edit] July-December

[edit] Nobel prizes

[edit] Ship events

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Rense, Jeff. The Battle of L.A.. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  2. ^ "Year by Year 1942" -- History Channel International

[edit] External links

[edit] Table of contents

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