1942 in the Soviet Union

none July 2022 1942 The following lists events that happened during 1942 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Kalinin Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin Births January 1 Gennady Sarafanov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 2005) Sergey Shakurov, Soviet and Russian actor Yuri Vladimirov, Soviet ballet dancer (d. 2025) January 5 — Giorgi Arsenishvili, 3rd State Minister of Georgia (d. 2010) January 7 Svetlana Savyolova, Soviet and Russian film and stage actress (d. 1999) Vasily Alekseyev, weightlifter (d. 2011) January 24 — Valery Obodzinsky, Soviet and Russian tenor (d. 1997) February 3 — Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, 8th Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union (d. 2020) February 10 — Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Latvia March 11 — Aslambek Aslakhanov, Deputy of the State Duma (d. 2024) April 11 — Anatoly Berezovoy, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 2014) April 14 Valeriy Brumel, Soviet and Russian high jumper (d. 2003) Valentin Lebedev, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut April 27 — Valeri Polyakov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (d. 2022) April 29 — Galina Kulakova, Soviet and Russian cross-country skier May 13 — Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut May 25 — Alexander Kalyagin, Soviet and Russian actor and director June 2 — Eduard Malofeyev, Soviet and Belarusian footballer and coach July 10 — Pyotr Klimuk, Soviet and Belarusian cosmonaut July 16 — Victor Kalashnikov, Russian small arms designer (d. 2018) July 28 — Valdis Birkavs, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia August 17 — Muslim Magomayev, Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian opera and pop singer (d. 2008) August 25 — Margarita Terekhova, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress October 8 — Ismat Gayibov, 1st Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan (d. 1991) October 11 — Anatoly Tyazhlov, 1st Governor of Moscow Oblast (d. 2008) October 15 — Tursunbek Chyngyshev, 2nd Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan October 26 — Vladimir Yermoshin, 4th Prime Minister of Belarus October 30 — Eduard Vinokurov, Soviet and Russian Olympic sabre fencer (d. 2010) November 21 — Liudmyla Sheremet, Ukrainian anesthesiologist (d. 2014)Шеремет Людмила Олександрівна (21.11.1942 – 22.02.2014) Sheremet Lyudmila Oleksandrivna (November 21, 1942 - February 22, 2014) https://www.ukrgeroes.com.ua/SheremetLO.html Heroes of Ukraine uk 1 July 2022 November 22 — Ruslan Khasbulatov, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (d. 2023) December 30 — Vladimir Bukovsky, Soviet and Russian human rights activist and writer (d. 2019) Deaths 14 February – Matvey Kuzmin 14 August – Sabina Spielrein See also 1942 in fine arts of the Soviet Union List of Soviet films of 1942 References 1942 1942 Category:1940s in the Soviet Union Category:Years in the Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union