Dashed left edge = started before September 1942 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond September 1942
Events in September 1942 6
1942Great deportation from the Warsaw GhettoMass transports to Treblinka empty most of the ghettoGerman forces began the Grossaktion Warsaw, the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto. About 265,000 people were sent to the newly opened Treblinka extermination camp and murdered by September. The survivors later launched the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943.
1942The S-matrixThree papers on the observable quantities in particle theoryThe same instinct as 1925: describe what goes in and what comes out, and nothing in between.
1942 – 2023Wolfgang Schauble (1942-2023)Died 26 December 2023, aged 81German politician who helped negotiate reunification and served as finance minister through the eurozone crisis.
1942 – 2020David Stern (1942-2020)Died 1 January 2020, aged 77David Stern served as commissioner of the NBA from 1984 to 2014, transforming it into a global entertainment brand and expanding the league internationally. He died on 1 January 2020 following a brain hemorrhage.
1942 – 2019Felice GimondiThe PhoenixWinner of all three Grand Tours; competed in the era of Merckx.
1942 – 1999Madeline Kahn (1942-1999)Died 3 December 1999, aged 57Madeline Kahn was an American actress and comedian celebrated for her roles in Mel Brooks films including Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. She received two Academy Award nominations during her career. She died of ovarian cancer in New York City.