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Born on Saturday February 14, 1942
- Klaas ELZINGA, Achtkarspelen Friesland Netherlands († 1943)
- Jan Hartogs, Eindhoven († 2003)
- Luite Fransen († 2001)
- Johannes Petrus Antonius Habraken, Son, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
- Leo Vrachtdoender, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Klaas ROOS, Vlieland(Friesland) († 2003)
- Evelynn Jean Wildebuer, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 1948)
- Hendrikus Roekamp, Hilversum († 2009)
- Jan Vlaming, Texel († 2015)
- Cleo June Niemeyer, Sumner, Bremer County, Iowa († 2021)
Died on Saturday February 14, 1942
- Anna de Geus (57), Heiloo
- Alphonsus Breepoel (22), ,, Falkirk, Engeland
- Uipko Venema (56), Rotterdam
- Angela Isabel Teixeira Nogueira (86), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
- Adrianus Brugman (56)
- Adrianus VERDONK (78), Driel
- Agatha Geertruida Dekker (10), Alkmaar
- Freriksen (0), Delden
- Anna Maria Johanna Engelberta Biezemortels (31), Eindhoven
- Adriana Konings (65), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 14, 1942 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant : dagblad voor Apeldoorn en de Veluwe
- Haarlem's dagblad
- De misthoorn : onafhankelijk en onpolitiek orgaan tot wering van den joodschen invloed : officieel orgaan van het Comité tot Bestudeering van het Joodsche Vraagstuk
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- 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 February 14
- 1940 » James Maynard, American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral
- 1941 » Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
- 1941 » Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician († 1997)
- 1942 » Andrew Robinson, American actor and director
- 1942 » Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
- 1942 » Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver († 1962)
- 1943 » Aaron Russo, American director and producer († 2007)
- 1943 » Eric Andersen, American singer-songwriter
- 1943 » Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
- 1944 » Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author
Died on February 14
- 1929 » Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)
- 1930 » Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1853)
- 1933 » Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (b. 1864)
- 1942 » Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)
- 1943 » David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1862)
- 1943 » Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (b. 1899)
- 1948 » Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)
- 1949 » Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (b. 1901)
- 1950 » Karl Guthe Jansky, American physicist and engineer (b. 1905)
- 1952 » Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- 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.
- January 23 » World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
- May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
- June 23 » World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.
- July 22 » The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
- August 13 » Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
- September 5 » World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.
Weather February 14, 1942
The temperature on February 14, 1942 was between -3.8 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.