January 17, 1342 Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy
April 25, 1342 Benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies
May 3, 1342 Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
June 22, 1342 Bilbo Baggins returns to his home at Bag End, (Shire Reconning)
July 26, 1342 Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies
September 26, 1342 John I, ruler of Poland, dies
November 20, 1342 Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
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