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Born on Thursday January 29, 1942
- Jürgen Georg Klaus Goldmann, Berlin, Deutschland († 2017)
- Jerry John Backer, Butler County, Iowa († 2016)
- Debora Koopman, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Erin Constance MALLEY, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
- Egbert B√∂rger, Wildervank, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1942)
- Jozina Carelina Elisabeth Satumalay († 1999)
- Johanna Francina Anna Maria van Mierlo, Gilze en Rijen († 1942)
- Leo Gerardus Schlichting († 1979)
- John James Rufus Scott, Harlan County Kentucky
- John Kelly, Belfast, Antrim, N. Ireland († 2005)
Died on Thursday January 29, 1942
- Adrianus Willem Karel van der Ende (78), Naaldwijk, Nederland
- Amanda Marie Sophie Louise Langguth (67)
- Anna Catharina Nijsten (38), Sittard, Sittard-Geleen
- Alfred Baxter Callahan (87), Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina
- Aaltien Smits (0), Borger, Drenthe, Nederland
- Aaltien Foppes Smits (0), Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Alida Wilhelmina Lamberdina Smit (85), Assen
- Albertje nieland (85), Tripscompagnie, Muntendam, Nederland
- Alida Wilhelmina Lamberdina Smit (85), Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Anna Kooreman (78), Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 29, 1942 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Panorama : geïllustreerd weekblad in koperdiepdruk
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Provinciale Geldersche en Nijmeegsche courant
- Dordrechtsche courant
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
- Dagblad van het Zuiden voor Eindhoven, Meierij, Peel en Kempenland
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
Born on January 29
- 1939 » Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author
- 1940 » Katharine Ross, American actress and author
- 1940 » Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer and race car driver
- 1941 » Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author
- 1943 » Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2014)
- 1943 » Tony Blackburn, English radio and television host
- 1944 » Andrew Loog Oldham, English record producer and manager
- 1944 » Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican lawyer and judge
- 1944 » Pauline van der Wildt, Dutch swimmer
- 1945 » Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
Died on January 29
- 1928 » Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)
- 1931 » Henri Mathias Berthelot, French general during World War I (b. 1861)
- 1933 » Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)
- 1934 » Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
- 1941 » Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)
- 1944 » William Allen White, American journalist and author (b. 1868)
- 1946 » Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)
- 1948 » Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
- 1950 » Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1885)
- 1951 » Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1880)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Johan
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1942
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Annie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1942
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- February 2 » The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
- February 23 » World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.
- May 9 » Holocaust: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast, Ukraine). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported.
- November 11 » World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton.
- November 19 » Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993.
- December 24 » World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.
Weather January 29, 1942
The temperature on January 29, 1942 was between -3.8 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.