About the day » Tuesday August 4, 1942Calender converter

• Koop Schimmel, Emmen († 1942)
• Johann Scheepmaker, Noordwijkerhout († 2008)
• Donald David HENDERSON, Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
• Elisabeth Keesman, Enkhuizen († 1975)
• Fons Geeraerts, Oelegem († 2014)
• Arie A Heezen († 1999)
• Derk Hovenga, Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland († 2015)
• Cornelis (Cees) van Muyden († 2015)
• Doodgeboren kind Verhoeven, Waalwijk († 1942)
• Ebele Uitterdijk, Driesum, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2009)

• Catharina Petronella Bonger (72), Amsterdam
• Andries Hartman (78), Zwolle Ov. NL
• Antonius Johannes Driessen (76), Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands
• Arnold de Lange (27), Auschwitz,Concentratiekamp,Polen
• Anna Steede (47), Amsterdam
• August Vennenbernd (31), Rzhev, Tverskaya Oblast, Russia
• Aris van Eikenhorst (71), Jutphaas
• Charlotte Louisa Gildemeester (77), Baarn
• Artje Ruijs (76), IJsselstein
• Charles Raymond Hall (47), Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States

• 1940 » Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician
• 1941 » Andy Smillie, English footballer
• 1941 » Martin Jarvis, English actor
• 1941 » Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio
• 1942 » Cleon Jones, American baseball player
• 1942 » David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand († 2005)
• 1942 » Don S. Davis, American actor († 2008)
• 1943 » Barbara Saß-Viehweger, German politician, lawyer and civil law notary
• 1943 » Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper and footballer
• 1943 » Vicente Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician, 6th President of the Principality of Asturias († 2019)

• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)
• 1959 » József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1898)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Wilhelmus
11. Adrianus
12. Robert
13. Jacob
14. Gerardus
15. Johan
16. Antonius

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Annie

• 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 11 » World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan)
• January 20 » World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".
• January 26 » World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
• March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
• April 23 » World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
• August 19 » World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.

The temperature on August 4, 1942 was between 11.6 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.