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Born on Tuesday February 24, 1942
- Pieter Jacob Wijker, Velsen († 2001)
- Ellis Eaton Eshbaugh, Unionport, Jefferson County, Ohio († 1989)
- Audrey Alice Brider, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1985)
- Lodewijk Geerte TOSSERAM, Haarlem († 1942)
- Cristina Oedzes Kuperus, Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 2008)
- Adrianus Anthonius Kleijs, Delft († 1949)
- Catharina Johanna van Zutphen, Erp, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1994)
- Elisabeth Mennink, Avereest († 1943)
- Lambertus Adrianus Maria Pijnenburg, Gilze en Rijen († 1999)
- Adrianus Andreas Antonius Maria Rovers, Den Hout († 2017)
Died on Tuesday February 24, 1942
- Adriana Elizabeth Timmermans (85), Fijnaart en Heijningen
- Arremina Jacoba Hlena (Anessina) van Baarsel (64), 's Gravenhage
- Arnoldina Maria van Liempd (65), Boxtel
- Alexander Goldschmidt (82), Holocaust
- Anna Berbée (85), Voorhout
- Anna Maria Kusters (79), Deurne
- Antonia Hendrica van der Stap (71), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna van de Wetering (0), Delft, Nederland
- Anna Berbée (85), Voorhout, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Anna Mouche (33), Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 24, 1942 at Delpher
- Haarlem's dagblad
- De waarheid
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- 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
Born on February 24
- 1940 » Pete Duel, American actor († 1971)
- 1941 » Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress
- 1942 » Colin Bond, Australian race car driver
- 1942 » Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic
- 1942 » Joe Lieberman, American lawyer and politician
- 1942 » Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor
- 1943 » Gigi Meroni, Italian footballer († 1967)
- 1943 » Kent Haruf, American novelist († 2014)
- 1943 » Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943 » Terry Semel, American businessman
Died on February 24
- 1910 » Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
- 1914 » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
- 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
- 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
- 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
- 1953 » Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
- 1953 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
- 1967 » Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (b. 1886)
- 1970 » Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Robert
- 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.
- January 1 » The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
- February 27 » World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies.
- April 18 » World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
- May 12 » World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarineU-507.
- November 26 » World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
- December 4 » World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.
Weather February 24, 1942
The temperature on February 24, 1942 was between -4.5 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -3.0 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.