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Born on Sunday October 4, 1942
- Helena Johanna Maria Nikkelen, Nijmegen († 2003)
- Gary Dean Wilt († 1997)
- Dirk Slofstra, Allardsoog († 2017)
- Dimphie Kerremans, Etten-Leur, Noord Brabant († 1995)
- Cornelis Fransiscus van der Bijl, Haarlem († 1945)
- André Thevelein, Merkem († 1942)
- Andreas Adrianus Franciscus Lijten, Nuenen (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 2020)
- Hubert Snels, Breda († 1999)
- Cornelis Albert Johannes Harskamp, van († 2022)
- Cornelia Maartje Louise Ouwehand († 2006)
Died on Sunday October 4, 1942
- Anna Geertruid (Antrijn) Over (of Bruining) (89), Musselkanaal (Onstwedde)
- "Jeanne" Marie Caroline Léonore Rioust de Largentaye (81), château de Sassy
- Apolonia Wilhelmina Janssen (66), Zoeterwoude, ZH, Nederland
- Aafje Plat (59), Volendam
- Anna Geertruid Over- (89), Musselkanaal, Nederland
- Anna Geertruid Geertruida Over (89), Odoorn
- Aaltje Jozeph (77), Musselkanaal (NL)
- Aalf Spaan (73), Winschoten
- Aaltje Schinkel (70), Zwolle
- Allert SCHELTEMA (20), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 4, 1942 at Delpher
Born on October 4
- 1941 » Anne Rice, American author
- 1941 » Karen Cushman, American author
- 1941 » Karl Oppitzhauser, Austrian race car driver
- 1941 » Robert Wilson, American director and playwright
- 1941 » Roy Blount, Jr., American humorist and journalist
- 1942 » Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer-songwriter
- 1942 » Christopher Stone, American actor and screenwriter († 1995)
- 1942 » Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician, 24th Prime Minister of Iceland
- 1942 » Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot († 1967)
- 1943 » H. Rap Brown, American activist
Died on October 4
- 1935 » Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (b. 1849)
- 1935 » Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano, actress, and director (b. 1874)
- 1943 » Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (b. 1906)
- 1944 » Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (b. 1873)
- 1946 » Barney Oldfield, American race car driver and actor (b. 1878)
- 1947 » Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
- 1951 » Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (b. 1920)
- 1955 » Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
- 1958 » Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (b. 1884)
- 1961 » Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (b. 1880)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- 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
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Helena
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.
- March 22 » World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.
- April 8 » World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines.
- May 19 » World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor.
- September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
- September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
Weather October 4, 1942
The temperature on October 4, 1942 was between 7.0 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.