Historical Events In 1942
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Feb 19 In the year 1942 first Japanese air raid on Darwin The city was bombed 64 times between feb 1942 and nov 1943
Feb 19 In the year 1942 japanese troop land on Timor
Feb 19 Tommy Dorsey &his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah" on this day in history.
Feb 19 On this day in history u.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt grants authority for the military to intern Japanese-Americans during WWII.
Feb 20 Guido Gasperini, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1942.
Feb 20 On this day in history lieutenant E H O'Hare single-handedly shoots down 5 Japanese heavy bombers
Feb 20 Lt E H O'Hare single-handedly shoots down 5 Japanese heavy bombers in the year 1942.
Feb 21 On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn
Feb 21 In the year 1942 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht
Feb 22 In the year 1942 world War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapses.
Feb 23 Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood CA in the year 1942.
Feb 23 Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif on this day in history.
Feb 23 In the year 1942 stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
Feb 24 The Struma, a small cattle boat with 769 refugees heading illegally towards Palestine, is torpedoed, leaving one survivor in the year 1942.
Feb 24 Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German) in the year 1942.
Feb 25 Leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1942.
Feb 26 On this day in history german battle cruiser Gneisenau deactivated by bomb
Feb 26 On this day in history german battle cruiser Gneisenau deactivated by bombs
Feb 26 On this day in history government starts evacuating 21,000 Japanese Canadians from coastal regions of British Columbia to interior work camps; under War Measures Act
Feb 26 In the year 1942 radio Orange calls for March 1 day of prayer in Dutch Indies
Feb 26 In the year 1942 werner Heisenberger informs Nazis about uranium project "Wunderwaffen"
Feb 26 In the year 1942 wWII Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same"
Feb 27 1st transport of French Jews to nazi-Germany in the year 1942.
Feb 27 In the year 1942 first transport of French Jews to Nazi-Germany
Feb 27 On this day in history j S Hey discovers radio emissions from the Sun
Feb 27 In the year 1942 karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52
Feb 27 The allies are routed in the Battle of the Java Sea in the year 1942.
Feb 28 In the year 1942 1st weapon drop on Netherlands
Feb 28 On this day in history hMAS PERTH (RAN) sunk in Sunda Strait, western Java by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.
Feb 28 Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies in the year 1942.
Feb 28 Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit on this day in history.
Mar 01 In the year 1942 extermination begins at Sobibor.
Mar 01 On this day in history hMS EXETER sunk, East Indies, north west of Surabaya in Java Sea by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.
Mar 01 On this day in history japanese troops occupy Kalidjati airport in Java
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