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July 7, 1942Born on Wednesday July 8, 1942
- Anne Frankes Atsma († 1967)
- Ettie Vogd († 2004)
- Aaldert Leffers, Zuid Wolde († 2006)
- Harm de ROO, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1945)
- Koenraad Smeman, Emmen († 1944)
- Frans Jakob Bruls, 's-Gravenhage († 2005)
- Gerty Hermans, Heerlen († 2014)
- Levenloos Warmerdam, Gemeente Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Bauke Span, wirdum († 2010)
- Pieternella Adriana Crucq, Middelburg († 2012)
Died on Wednesday July 8, 1942
- Cornelis Groen (73), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Caroline Luise Quellhorst (72), Bramkamp, Diepenau, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
- Cornelis Vuurens (44), Noordeloos
- Arie GROEN (80), Orange City, Iowa
- Antonius Marinus Schoots (22), Soest
- Cornelis Groen (73), Arnhem, Nederland
- Antoinetta Anna Francina Kuurstra (48), Rotterdam
- Aagtje Huizinga (74), Uithuizen,, Groningen, Nederland
- Cornelis Hendrik Rondeltap (60), Rotterdam
- Cornelis Tempelaars (65), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 8, 1942 at Delpher
- De courant Het nieuws van den dag
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
Born on July 8
- 1938 » Diane Clare, English actress († 2013)
- 1939 » Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications
- 1940 » Joe B. Mauldin, American bass player and songwriter († 2015)
- 1941 » Dario Gradi, Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager
- 1942 » Phil Gramm, American economist and politician
- 1944 » Jaimoe, American drummer
- 1944 » Jeffrey Tambor, American actor and singer
- 1945 » Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician, 91st President of the Swiss Confederation
- 1947 » Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter († 2016)
- 1947 » Kim Darby, American actress
Died on July 8
- 1930 » Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1856)
- 1933 » Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (b. 1863)
- 1934 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (b. 1848)
- 1939 » Havelock Ellis, English psychologist and author (b. 1859)
- 1941 » Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, historian, and politician (b. 1874)
- 1942 » Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (b. 1856)
- 1942 » Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
- 1943 » Jean Moulin, French soldier (b. 1899)
- 1950 » Othmar Spann, Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher (b. 1878)
- 1952 » August Alle, Estonian lawyer, author, and poet (b. 1890)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Robert
- 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
- Annie
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 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
- February 1 » World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
- May 8 » World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
- August 8 » Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence.
- August 30 » World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
- September 9 » World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
Weather July 8, 1942
The temperature on July 8, 1942 was between 12.9 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 10.8 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.