About the day » Monday January 5, 1942Calender converter

• Albertientje Loeffen, Ubbergen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1943)
• Arie Nicolaas Fokker, Leimuiden (Gem. Kaag en Braassem), Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 2006)
• Jan Hylkema, Kortezwaag, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands († 2018)
• George Regnerus, York Ontario Canada († 2013)
• Adriana Johanna van Dongen, Turnhout (België) († 1942)
• Harm Knol, Zwolle († 2002)
• Jules Theodorus Gerardus Maria Geutjes, Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland († 2004)
• Folkert Dijk, Oudeschans († 1994)
• Allan Wesley van Kooten, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa († 1976)
• Harm Hilbert Pietersen, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1969)

• Bontje Rozema (71), Marum
• Bernardus Hulshorst (84), Westervoort, Nederland
• Anna Glazenborg- (72), Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Asje Visser (Visscher,Fisser) (34), Hattem, Nederland
• Aaldert Oost- (57), Borne, Nederland
• Anna Gertrud Kofoth (72), Quakenbrck
• Alexander John Clarke Hutchison (62), Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
• Adriaantje van der Kooij (1), Capelle aan de IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amanda I. Dailey (78), Illinois, United States of America
• Barbara Elisabeth Tekamp (91), Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands

• 1940 » Athol Guy, Australian singer-songwriter and bassist
• 1941 » Bob Cunis, New Zealand cricketer († 2008)
• 1941 » Chuck McKinley, American tennis player († 1986)
• 1941 » Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
• 1941 » Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer and coach († 2011)
• 1942 » Charlie Rose, American journalist and talk show host
• 1942 » Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist and conductor
• 1943 » Mary Gaudron, Australian lawyer and judge
• 1943 » Murtaz Khurtsilava, Georgian footballer and manager
• 1944 » Carolyn McCarthy, American nurse and politician

• 1922 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer (b. 1874)
• 1933 » Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872)
• 1942 » Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and activist (b. 1896)
• 1943 » George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864)
• 1951 » Andrei Platonov, Russian journalist and author (b. 1899)
• 1951 » Soh Jaipil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864)
• 1952 » Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian-Italian physician and activist (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish colonel and politician, 46th Governor-General of India (b. 1887)
• 1954 » Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player and manager (b. 1891)
• 1956 » Mistinguett, French actress and singer (b. 1875)

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. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Helena

• 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 8 » World War II: Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit (AVC, Algemene Vernielings Corps) burns Banjarmasin, South Borneo to avoid Japanese capture.
• February 9 » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
• June 22 » The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress.
• September 12 » World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Japanese troops.
• November 27 » World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
• December 7 » World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.

The temperature on January 5, 1942 was between -1.3 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.