19041942

19041942 is a numeric string that can encode a calendar date when written without separators. Its meaning depends on the date format used and the locale of the data source.

In the day-month-year convention common in much of Europe and elsewhere, 19041942 corresponds to 19 April 1942. When separators are added, it is often written as 19/04/1942. In the year-month-day format used by many databases, the same date would be written as 1942-04-19, which conveys the same day with a different ordering.

The string can also denote a span when separated, for example as 1904–1942, indicating a time period from 1904 to 1942. In genealogical records or historical timelines, such formats are common to indicate lifespan or event duration.

In information systems, 19041942 may serve as a compact key, filename suffix, or index value, especially in systems that store dates as contiguous digits to improve sorting or querying. However, without separators or explicit format specifications, the same digits can be ambiguous, potentially leading to misinterpretation across locales.

In cultural or experimental contexts, 19041942 sometimes appears in puzzles, datasets, or as a stylized identifier; its significance is entirely dependent on the surrounding metadata.