Historical Events In 1942
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Aug 02 In the year 1942 friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77
Aug 04 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz on this day in history.
Aug 04 Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
Aug 05 On this day in history british govt cancels agreement of Munich
Aug 05 In the year 1942 rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
Aug 06 In the year 1942 -8] Riots by Dutch Jews
Aug 07 In the year 1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is
Aug 07 American marines begin assault on Guadalcanal in the year 1942.
Aug 07 In the year 1942 anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke)
Aug 07 Richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43 in the year 1942.
Aug 08 "Monty" appointed commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein on this day in history.
Aug 08 On this day in history 6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in US executed in Wash DC
Aug 09 In the year 1942 200 Jews escape Mir Ghetto in Poland
Aug 09 Edith Stein, German philosopher, dies on this day in history.
Aug 09 On this day in history hMAS CANBERRA (RAN) sunk in the South West Pacific, SE of Savo Island off northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.
Aug 09 HMAS Canberra sunk in battle of Savo Island on this day in history.
Aug 10 Gen B Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in N Africa in the year 1942.
Aug 10 On this day in history hMS EAGLE sunk north of Algiers, Algeria by 4 torpedoes from German U-73. 260 men lost out a wartime crew of 1,160
Aug 11 - Sept 30] SS begins exterminating 3,500 Jews in Zelov Lodz Poland on this day in history.
Aug 11 In the year 1942 richard Heinrich Stein, composer, dies at 60
Aug 12 British premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin on this day in history.
Aug 12 On this day in history hMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum'.
Aug 13 The Commander in Chief U.S. Fleet directed that an Aircraft Experimental and Developmental Squadron be established at NAS Anacostia on this day in history.
Aug 14 On this day in history dwight D Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa
Aug 15 On this day in history 5 hostages executed by Nazis in St-Michielsgestel
Aug 16 On this day in history premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow
Aug 17 In the year 1942 1st European bombing run undertaken by US forces
Aug 17 Submarines USS Nautilus and USS Argonaut land 222 Marines on Makin Island, first amphibious attack made from submarines in the year 1942.
Aug 17 On this day in history uS bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France
Aug 18 Carlson's Raiders land on Makin, Gilbert islands, kill 350 Japs in the year 1942.
Aug 18 On this day in history erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist, dies at 48
Aug 19 On this day in history -20] Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Burg-al-Arab
Aug 19 1,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France in the year 1942.
Aug 19 First American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is in the year 1942.
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