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Born on Saturday February 28, 1942
- van der Leeden, Hengelo († 1942)
- Edward Mc Kernan, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1994)
- Hillebrand Tettes Wiersma, Loënga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1986)
- Jacob Lagerweij, Kootwijkerbroek († 2006)
- Arie van Eijk, Schiedam († 1976)
- Kathleen Loughran, Kildress, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland († 2016)
- James Cottle, Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma († 2007)
- Gerrits, Wehl († 2002)
- James Oliver Cottle, Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma († 2007)
- Adriana Johanna Marie Talboom, Zegge († 2012)
Died on Saturday February 28, 1942
- Albertus Ronteltap (45), Makassar (Indonesië)
- Aleida Geertruid Wilmes (80), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Wilhelmina Hendrika Loos (90), Haarlem
- Albert Grootjans (78), Wijster, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anja Jolanthe Ria Collette Stoppelenburg (2), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Josephus Wiggenraad (47), Den Haag
- Alexander Frederik van Tuyll van Serooskerken (29)
- Adriana Cornelia de Hoon (90), Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alice Augusta Peets (74), Winnebago, Faribault, Minnesota, United States
- Alijda Bulten (70), Doetinchem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1942 at Delpher
- De Nederlandsche journalist / maandblad van het verbond van Nederlandsche journalisten
- Haarlem's dagblad
- De misthoorn : onafhankelijk en onpolitiek orgaan tot wering van den joodschen invloed : officieel orgaan van het Comité tot Bestudeering van het Joodsche Vraagstuk
- 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
Born on February 28
- 1940 » Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
- 1940 » Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer († 2012)
- 1940 » Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
- 1942 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 1969)
- 1942 » Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
- 1943 » Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter († 1998)
- 1943 » Donnie Iris, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943 » Hans Dijkstal, Egyptian-Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 2010)
- 1944 » Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author († 2014)
- 1944 » Kelly Bishop, American actress and dancer
Died on February 28
- 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
- 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
- 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
- 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
- 1966 » Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- 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
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Helena
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 19 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.
- February 24 » An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Canadian federal government the power to intern all "persons of Japanese racial origin".
- June 5 » World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
- July 1 » World War II: First Battle of El Alamein.
- July 6 » Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
- November 26 » Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.
Weather February 28, 1942
The temperature on February 28, 1942 was between -8.7 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.