1942

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

Years: 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 - 1942 - 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947

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Events

• February 11 - "Archie" comic book debuts.
• June 4-7 - The [Battle of Midway]?
• DDT first used as a pesticide?

Births

• February 11 - [Archie Andrews]?, (comic book character).
• February 11 - [Leon Haywood]?, vocalist/keyboardist.
• February 11 - [Tony Colton]?, rock producer.
• February 11 - [Otis Clay]?, gospel/R&B-singer.
• May 22 - Theodore Kaczynski, neo-luddite terrorist
• November 27 - Jimi Hendrix, rock musician
• December 9 - [Dick Butkus]?, Chicago Bears linebacker
• Stephen Jay Gould, American biologist
• Peter Handke, Austrian novelist

Deaths

• April 15 - Robert Musil, Austrian novelist ([The Man Without Qualities]?)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - not awarded
• Chemistry - not awarded
• Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - not awarded
• Peace - not awarded