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April 8, 1942Born on Thursday April 9, 1942
- Gerrit Berend Dirk van der Meer († 1962)
- Hendrik Johannes van den Oever, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
- Karen Lee Hill Kelson Olsen Asper Kohlmeier, Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America († 2009)
- Andre Brandon DeWilde, Brooklyn (New York City) (Kings County) (New York) († 1972)
- Baauw, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1942)
- Arina Rozetta Schilleman, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
- Arnoldus Gerardus Maessen († 1992)
- Catharina Hendrika Looije, Loosduinen († 1942)
- Egbert van Bijsteren, Hoorn († 1951)
- Joel M Todd ?****, Holcomb, Dunklin, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
Died on Thursday April 9, 1942
- Anna Margretha Kocks (75), Barger Oosterveld gemeente Emmen (NL)
- Aleida Hendrika Dietz (85), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aleida Maria Bunte (66), Hengelo
- Antje Jelles Kort (59), Hoornsterzwaag, Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
- Aleida Stanneveld (38), Horsten gem. Onstwedde
- Anna 't Hart (77), Scheveningen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida van Zaanen (20), Amsterdam
- Annigje Dijksma (68), Havelte
- Alphonse Baucher (86), Trois-Pistoles
- Aaltje van der Zee (59), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 9, 1942 at Delpher
- Haarlem's dagblad
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Panorama : geïllustreerd weekblad in koperdiepdruk
- 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
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
Born on April 9
- 1939 » Michael Learned, American actress
- 1940 » Hans-Joachim Reske, German sprinter
- 1940 » Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach († 2015)
- 1941 » Kay Adams, American singer-songwriter
- 1942 » Brandon deWilde, American actor († 1972)
- 1942 » Margo Smith, American singer-songwriter
- 1943 » Leila Khaled, Palestinian activist
- 1943 » Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2004)
- 1944 » Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg, German shot putter
- 1944 » Joe Brinkman, American baseball player and umpire
Died on April 9
- 1936 » Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1855)
- 1940 » Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (b. 1865)
- 1944 » Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
- 1945 » Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (b. 1906)
- 1945 » Hans Oster, German general (b. 1887)
- 1945 » Hans von Dohnányi, Austrian-German lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
- 1945 » Johann Georg Elser, German carpenter (b. 1903)
- 1945 » Karl Sack, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1896)
- 1945 » Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (b. 1887)
- 1948 » George Carpenter, Australian 5th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1872)
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
- Anna
- Cornelia
- 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.
- March 12 » The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Japanese Empire in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies.
- March 22 » World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.
- June 8 » World War II: The Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
- June 11 » World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
- November 11 » World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton.
- November 26 » World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
Weather April 9, 1942
The temperature on April 9, 1942 was between 3.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.