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July 8, 1942Born on Thursday July 9, 1942
- Gerardus Jacobus Petrus LEEGWATER, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Alexandra Dorothea Elviera (Sandra) Voll († 2017)
- Elisabeth Maria van Raan, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
- baby girl Hellmer, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1942)
- Arnoud Petrus Maria Hazenberg, Sint Odenrode, Son († 2006)
- Judith Marion Woods, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand († 2010)
- Marquerite Euphemia Maria Morselt, Borne, Nederland († 1962)
- Maartje van der Eijk, Maasland († 1994)
- Gary Lee Kruger, Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa († 1962)
- Michel Nicola RAMBAS, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
Died on Thursday July 9, 1942
- Arjan Kaper (83), Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Visser (85), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Charlotte Berclau (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Berentje AFMAN (48), Chicago Cook County Illinois U.S.A
- Anna Margaretha Goudsmits (62), Hulsel
- Brita Johanna Jönsson (70)
- Brian George Phillips (31)
- Berentje (roepnaam: Bee) Afman (48), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, The United States of America
- Anna Vermunt (58), Gilze en Rijen
- Berent Menninga (29), Groningen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 9, 1942 at Delpher
- De courant Het nieuws van den dag
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Panorama : geïllustreerd weekblad in koperdiepdruk
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Dagblad van het Zuiden voor Eindhoven, Meierij, Peel en Kempenland
Born on July 9
- 1940 » David B. Frohnmayer, American lawyer and politician, 12th Oregon Attorney General († 2015)
- 1940 » Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist († 2010)
- 1941 » Mac MacLeod, English musician
- 1942 » David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, English engineer and politician
- 1942 » Richard Roundtree, American actor
- 1943 » John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
- 1944 » John Cunniff, American ice hockey player and coach († 2002)
- 1944 » Judith M. Brown, Indian-English historian and academic
- 1945 » Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter
- 1945 » Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1993)
Died on July 9
- 1927 » John Drew, Jr., American actor (b. 1853)
- 1932 » King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (b. 1855)
- 1937 » Oliver Law, American commander (b. 1899)
- 1938 » Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1870)
- 1947 » Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (b. 1865)
- 1949 » Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (b. 1874)
- 1951 » Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1894)
- 1955 » Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (b. 1881)
- 1955 » Don Beauman, English race car driver (b. 1928)
- 1959 » Ferenc Talányi, Slovene journalist and painter (b. 1883)
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.
- February 9 » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
- February 20 » Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.
- March 17 » Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
- September 21 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.
- November 12 » World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.
Weather July 9, 1942
The temperature on July 9, 1942 was between 12.0 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.