Historical figures in 1942

The atlas holds 86 people and 116 moments here, in 1942. The most recorded lives are Chiang Kai-shek, John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.

Notable people

  1. Léopold Sédar Senghor

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…

  2. Lyndon B. Johnson

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  4. Manmohan Singh

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  5. Marguerite Duras

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…

  6. Maya Angelou

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…

  7. Mikhail Kalashnikov

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian small-arms designer, military engineer, and lieutenant general, best known for the AK-47 and later Kalashnikov weapon systems.…

  8. Muammar Gaddafi

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…

  9. Muhammad Ali

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  10. Muhammadu Buhari

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  11. Nikita Khrushchev

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    Soviet Communist Party leader and chairman of the Council of Ministers. Khrushchev rose from industrial work in the Donbas through party posts in…

  12. Pablo Neruda

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…

  13. Park Chung Hee

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…

  14. Pol Pot

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…

  15. Pope John Paul II

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  16. Pridi Banomyong

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Thai lawyer, political leader, regent, prime minister, and founder of Thammasat University. A civilian leader of the 1932 Siamese Revolution, he…

  17. Rajendra Prasad

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…

  18. Richard Feynman

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    American theoretical physicist known for foundational work in quantum electrodynamics, the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, and…

  19. Richard Nixon

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…

  20. Ronald Reagan

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  21. Samora Machel

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…

  22. Sarojini Naidu

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…

  23. Sergei Rachmaninoff

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…

  24. Sirimavo Bandaranaike

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…

Moments

  1. 1942 ABC wartime engagement Édith Piaf
  2. 1942 Meeting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Eleanor Roosevelt
  3. 1942 Wartime tour of England Eleanor Roosevelt
  4. 1942 Residence at 5 rue Saint-Benoît Marguerite Duras
  5. 1942 Underground seminary in occupied Kraków Pope John Paul II
  6. 1942 Naval Air Station Ottumwa assignment Richard Nixon
  7. 1942 Computing Machine Laboratory visit Alan Turing
  8. 1942 Washington naval-cryptanalysis visit Alan Turing
  9. 1942 North African command headquarters Dwight D. Eisenhower
  10. 1942 Residence on rue Villejust Édith Piaf
  11. 1942 Screenplay assignment in Libya Federico Fellini
  12. 1942 Directing Sanshiro Sugata on location Akira Kurosawa
  13. 1942 Chicago Pile-1 chain reaction Enrico Fermi
  14. 1942 Wartime visit to Washington Fulgencio Batista
  15. 1942 Harvard Graduate School of Design enrollment I. M. Pei
  16. 1942 Birth in Daura Muhammadu Buhari

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