1942 in China

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Beginning of the Chinese famine of 1942-43
April 26 - a gas and coal dust explosion in the Benxihu Colliery killed 1,549 miners.^[1]^[2]^[3]
mid May-early September - Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign
A cholera epidemic in Yunnan province kills around 200 people^[4]

^ Yang (杨), Wenjie (雯洁). "Hidden behind the world's largest coal mine accident lies (Figure) - 世界最大煤矿事故背后藏谎言(图)" (in Chinese). Sina News. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ De (尚), Shangbao (宝德). "About 1942, the Lake mine gas explosion oral information (关于1942年本溪湖煤矿瓦斯大爆炸口述资料)" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ "Chinazhaoge Blog" (in Chinese). sohu.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ SARS in China: Prelude to Pandemic?, By Arthur Kleinman, James L. Watson, p. 10