42

Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century

Decades: 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s - 40s - 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

Years: 37 38 39 40 41 - 42 - 43 44 45 46 47

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Events

• Romans controlled Ceuta.

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42 is also The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything -- and for this very reason the number is sometimes used in connection with computers; for instance it's included in the beginning of every TIFF-file to identify it as such.