1942

Events

 * The Third Doctor encountered several Nazi soldiers in France. (COMIC: Timebenders)

July

 * 28 July- The American Federation of Musicians' recording ban first started, banning American artists from recording music. (PROSE:Atom Bomb Blues)
 * Reports of vampires emerged from Romania. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
 * 24 December - Oskar Steinmann supervised the first test of a "flying bomb" at Peenemunde. (PROSE: Just War)

Unknown Dates

 * Gerald Kneale died, becoming one of the few Torchwood Institute operatives not to be killed on active service. (COMIC: Rift War! Part Six: Circles)
 * Ben Jackson was born. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)
 * Polly Wright was born. (PROSE: The Murder Game, AUDIO: Resistance)
 * Anthony Chambers was born. (AUDIO: The Reaping)