1942

From Wikipedia

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

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

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