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March 30, 1942Born on Tuesday March 31, 1942
- Jan Heegen, Oosterhesselen,Drenthe,Niederlande,Nieuw Zwinderen († 2002)
- Henri Mathijs Vale, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
- Gerardus Johannes Kleef, Beverwijk († 2011)
- Christianus Kaptein, Heinenoord († 1942)
- Elisabeth Ninteman, Stadskanaal († 1999)
- Franciscus Josephus Peter Marie (Frans) Smolders, Panningen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1987)
- Henriette Judith Scholten, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Gerardus Cornelis VENNIS, Amersfoort († 2001)
- Anke Gerda Dijkstra, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1977)
- Gerardus Cornelis Vennis, Amersfoort († 2001)
Died on Tuesday March 31, 1942
- Antoni van Mourik (76), Zoelen
- Anna Maria Catharina Mertzenich (76), Vaals,, Limburg, Nederland
- aart BERKMAN (93), strijen
- Anna Maria Franke (63), Rotterdam
- Andy R Hedgecough (70)
- Adriana Ponse (85), Ouderkerk aan de IJssel
- Angela Fuhler Fühler (58), Hesepertwist, Twist, Emsland, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- Albert Schmidt (84), Zwolle
- Antonius Johannes van Goethem (73), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albert van der Werff (59), Leeuwarden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 31, 1942 at Delpher
- De Nederlandsche journalist / maandblad van het verbond van Nederlandsche journalisten
- Haarlem's dagblad
- B.C. nieuws
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- 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 March 31
- 1940 » Barney Frank, American lawyer and politician
- 1940 » Brian Ackland-Snow, English production designer and art director († 2013)
- 1941 » Faith Leech, Australian swimmer († 2013)
- 1941 » Franco Bonvicini, Italian author and illustrator († 1995)
- 1942 » Hugh McCracken, American guitarist and producer († 2013)
- 1942 » Michael Savage, far-right American radio host and author
- 1942 » Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician
- 1943 » Christopher Walken, American actor
- 1943 » Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer
- 1943 » Roy Andersson, Swedish director and screenwriter
Died on March 31
- 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
- 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)
- 1935 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (b. 1885)
- 1939 » Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (b. 1887)
- 1944 » Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
- 1945 » Frank Findlay, New Zealand banker and politician (b. 1884)
- 1945 » Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
- 1950 » Robert Natus, Estonian architect (b. 1890)
- 1952 » Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1877)
- 1956 » Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver and actor (b. 1884)
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.
- March 8 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces gave ultimatum to Dutch East Indies Governor General Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer and KNIL Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Hein Ter Poorten, to unconditionally surrender.
- May 26 » World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.
- July 6 » Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
- August 13 » Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
- October 28 » The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.
- December 20 » World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India.
Weather March 31, 1942
The temperature on March 31, 1942 was between 0.7 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain during 10.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.