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May 3, 1942Born on Monday May 4, 1942
- James Derek Bishop, Surrey South Eastern, Surrey, Kent († 2000)
- Ludonne Marie Stephanie (Ludonne) Smisdom, Gelinden, België († 2016)
- Larry Allan Bolton, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America († 2004)
- Gerrit Riphagen, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1958)
- Jan Lute († 2018)
- Henrica Maria Catherina Daemen († 2016)
- Albert Jan uit de Bulten, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland († 1942)
- Jürgen Schneider, Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland († 2009)
- Alois Wostratzky, Wabitz († 2014)
- Jelle Hoekema, Bergum († 2012)
Died on Monday May 4, 1942
- Aldert Tuinman (59), Breda
- Anna Maria Annie" Doermann (80), Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
- Adriana Johanna de ROO (80), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Miedema (0), Menaldumadeel
- Anna Maria Hellemons (27), Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Theodora . H Krebbers (77), Groesbeek
- Anne Cathérine MAGNUS (86)
- Albert George DINEEN (27)
- Anna Theodora Krebbers (77), Huissen
- Adriaan Johannes Marinus Goote (70), Utrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 4, 1942 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
- Dagblad van het Zuiden voor Eindhoven, Meierij, Peel en Kempenland
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De courant Het nieuws van den dag
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Dagblad van Rotterdam
Born on May 4
- 1939 » Neil Fox, English rugby league player and coach
- 1940 » Peter Gregg, American race car driver and businessman († 1980)
- 1940 » Robin Cook, American physician and author
- 1941 » George Will, American journalist and author
- 1942 » Nickolas Ashford, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer († 2011)
- 1943 » Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer († 1971)
- 1943 » Mihail Chemiakin, Russian painter and sculptor
- 1943 » Prasanta Pattanaik, Indian economist and academic
- 1944 » Russi Taylor, American voice actress († 2019)
- 1944 » Steve Liebmann, Australian radio and television host
Died on May 4
- 1922 » Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (b. 1888)
- 1923 » Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1877)
- 1924 » E. Nesbit, English author and poet (b. 1858)
- 1938 » Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
- 1938 » Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)
- 1941 » Chris McKivat, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1880)
- 1945 » Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)
- 1953 » Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)
- 1955 » George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1881)
- 1964 » Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Antonius
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1942
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Ann
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.
- April 18 » World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
- May 6 » World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
- June 3 » World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.
- September 21 » The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
- November 19 » World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.
- December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
The weather on Monday May 4, 1942
The temperature on May 4, 1942 was between -0.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI