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Born on Friday January 16, 1942
- Grietje Huiting, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1942)
- Harm Mol, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2018)
- Antje(Anneke) Koster, Nijehorne († 1999)
- Anna Helena Margiena Thole, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen († 1999)
- Doodgeboren kind Schouten, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1942)
- Henrietta Manasse, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Cyril David Joseph Walsh, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada († 2007)
- Antje Dimphina van Bree, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 2021)
- Jacobus van breukelen, Amsterdam († 2016)
- Elaine S. Allmann, Sheboygan, Wisconsin († 2009)
Died on Friday January 16, 1942
- "Arthur" William Patrick Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (91), Bagshot Park, Surrey, Royaume-Uni
- Anna Josina Bouman (69), Hilversum
- Alberta Denekamp (60), Enschede
- Anna Helen Daly (56), Dearborn (Wayne, Michigan, USA)
- Agnes Gertruda Adriana Bonsel (68), Nijmegen
- (Stillborn) DE BOER (0), Sexbierum (Barradeel) Friesland Netherlands
- Andreas Josephus VAN LOOY (66), Herselt Belgie
- Adrianus Longinus van GESTEL, Boekel, 3344, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Annie DeRosset (72)
- Alphonsus Maria Henri van ERVEN (46), Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1942 at Delpher
- Haarlem's dagblad
- [Zonder titel]
- 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
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
Born on January 16
- 1939 » Ralph Gibson, American photographer
- 1941 » Christine Truman, English tennis player and sportscaster
- 1942 » Barbara Lynn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1942 » René Angélil, Canadian singer and manager († 2016)
- 1943 » Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer
- 1943 » Ronnie Milsap, American singer and pianist
- 1944 » Dieter Moebius, Swiss-German keyboard player and producer († 2015)
- 1944 » Jill Tarter, American astronomer and biologist
- 1944 » Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1944 » Judy Baar Topinka, American journalist and politician († 2014)
Died on January 16
- 1933 » Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
- 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
- 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
- 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
- 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
- 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
- 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
- 1957 » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
- 1957 » Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)
- 1959 » Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)
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.
- February 28 » The heavy cruiser USSHouston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMASPerth which lost 375 men.
- June 7 » World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
- June 12 » Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
- July 22 » The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
- September 26 » Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
- November 10 » World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
The weather on Friday January 16, 1942
The temperature on January 16, 1942 was between -10.1 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -7.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI