1942

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Thursday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1943
Follows: 1941
Significant event: World War II

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Commons category: 1942
topic's main category: Category:1942
point in time: 1942-01-01
Commons gallery: 1942
has list: list of state leaders in 1942
related category: Category:1942-related lists
category for births in this time period: Category:1942 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1942 deaths

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1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1940s decade.

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