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March 24, 1942Born on Wednesday March 25, 1942
- Gerrie Smits, Mierlo (NL) († 2012)
- Daniel Carlton Holland, Plumfield, Franklin County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
- Dorothy Marina Maghrieta Krause, Durban, Natal, South Africa († 1971)
- Amelberga Roels, Temse († 2004)
- Henri Alexandre Just de la Paisières, Soekaboemi († 1945)
- Anthonie (Ton) Clement, Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1982)
- Frans Hendrik Zwarensteyn, Ilpendam († 1942)
- Antonius (Roepnaam Ton) te Slaa, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 2011)
- Harrie Boeve, Hellendoorn († 1980)
- Anthonie (Ton) Clement, Lisse († 1983)
Died on Wednesday March 25, 1942
- Antje Bood (55), St. Maarten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Louwersheimer (70), Leiden
- Antonie Vlaanderen (79), Scherpenzeel Gelderland Nederland
- Annetta Alida Timmerman (78), Lutten aan de Dedemsvaart, Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
- Albertus van Kaauwen (72), Wijchen
- Anna Josephina Jeugmans (74), Rummen, België
- Aleida Benerink (75), Langeveen
- Alberta Hubers (67), Huissen
- Antonia Maria Deurvorst (74), Delft,Gemeente Delft,South Holland,Netherlands
- Anna Maria Verhoijsen (83), Asten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 25, 1942 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant : dagblad voor Apeldoorn en de Veluwe
- Haarlem's dagblad
- 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
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
Born on March 25
- 1938 » Daniel Buren, French sculptor and painter
- 1938 » Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter and actor († 1999)
- 1939 » D. C. Fontana, American screenwriter and producer († 2019)
- 1939 » Toni Cade Bambara, American author, academic, and activist († 1995)
- 1941 » Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian sociologist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Research
- 1942 » Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 2018)
- 1942 » Kim Woodburn, English television host
- 1942 » Richard O'Brien, English actor and screenwriter
- 1943 » Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director
- 1945 » Leila Diniz, Brazilian actress († 1972)
Died on March 25
- 1927 » Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1843)
- 1931 » Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1890)
- 1931 » Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (b. 1862)
- 1932 » Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (b.1845)
- 1942 » William Carr, American rower (b. 1876)
- 1951 » Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
- 1956 » Lou Moore, American race car driver (b. 1904)
- 1956 » Robert Newton, English actor (b. 1905)
- 1957 » Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (b. 1902)
- 1958 » Tom Brown, American trombonist (b. 1888)
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
- 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 15 » World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
- February 24 » The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.
- March 26 » World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
- June 4 » World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. The Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- 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 11 » World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
Weather March 25, 1942
The temperature on March 25, 1942 was between -3.3 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.