1942

Summary

1942 is a calendar year^[1]. 1942 draws 1,771 Wikipedia views per month (calendar_year category, ranking #67 of 522).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1942's instance of is recorded as calendar year^[3].
• 1942's instance of is recorded as common year starting and ending on Thursday^[4].
• 1942 followed 1941^[5].
• 1942 was followed by 1943^[6].
• 1942 is part of 1940s^[7].
• 1942 is part of Gregorian calendar^[8].
• 1942's Commons category is recorded as 1942^[9].
• 1942 comprises August 1942^[10].
• 1942 comprises December 1942^[11].
• 1942 comprises July 1942^[12].
• 1942 comprises June 1942^[13].
• 1942 comprises May 1942^[14].
• 1942 comprises November 1942^[15].
• 1942 comprises October 1942^[16].
• 1942 comprises September 1942^[17].
• 1942 comprises April 1942^[18].
• 1942 comprises February 1942^[19].
• 1942 comprises January 1942^[20].
• 1942 comprises March 1942^[21].
• 1942 occurred on January 1, 1942^[22].
• 1942's significant event is recorded as World War II^[23].
• 1942's topic's main category is recorded as Category:1942^[24].
• 1942's Commons gallery is recorded as 1942^[25].
• 1942's has list is recorded as list of state leaders in 1942^[26].
• 1942's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q31802828^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include calendar year^[3] and common year starting and ending on Thursday^[4].

Use and Application

Components include August 1942^[10], an August^[28]; December 1942^[11], a December^[29]; July 1942^[12], a July^[30]; June 1942^[13], a June^[31]; May 1942^[14], a May^[32]; and November 1942^[15], a November^[33]. Part of include 1940s^[7], a decade^[34] and Gregorian calendar^[8], an arithmetic calendar^[35], founded in 1582^[36].

Influence

Things named for 1942 include Battlefield 1942^[37], a video game^[38].

Why It Matters

1942 draws 1,771 Wikipedia views per month (calendar_year category, ranking #67 of 522).^[2] 1942 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] 1942 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for 1942 include Battlefield 1942^[37], a video game^[38].