Historical Events In 1942

Mar 01   Malaria in Egypt in the year 1942.   

Mar 01   On this day in history suriname camp for NSB people opens to save Jews   

Mar 01   Tito establishes 2nd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia in the year 1942.   

Mar 02   14th Academy Awards in the year 1942.   

Mar 02   14th Academy Awards "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper &Joan Fontaine win on this day in history.   

Mar 02   14th Academy Awards: "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper &Joan Fontaine win on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon in the year 1942.   

Mar 02   HMS STRONGHOLD, sunk south of Java - by gunfire from Japanese 8in cruiser 'Maya' and destroyers in the year 1942.   

Mar 02   On this day in history ten Jews are hung in Zdunsk Wola near Lodz as substitutes for "the 10 hanged sons of Haman."   

Mar 03   On this day in history amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43   

Mar 03   First combat flight for Canada's Avro Lancaster military plane in the year 1942.   

Mar 04   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1942.   

Mar 05   Bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia in the year 1942.   

Mar 05   Japanese troop march into Batavia in the year 1942.   

Mar 07   15 Mk-VB Spitfires reach Malta on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion in the year 1942.   

Mar 07   Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed on this day in history.   

Mar 07   The first cadets graduated from flying school at Tuskegee on this day in history.   

Mar 08   First Japanese landings in New Guinea in the year 1942.   

Mar 08   Japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma in the year 1942.   

Mar 08   In the year 1942 jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53   

Mar 08   On this day in history kNIL, Dutch colonial army on Java, surrenders to Japanese armies   

Mar 09   On this day in history construction of the Alaska Highway began   

Mar 11   On this day in history 1st deportation train leaves Paris for Auschewitz Concentration Camp   

Mar 11   On this day in history general MacArthur leaves Corregidor (Bataan) for Australia   

Mar 11   On this day in history japanese troop land on North-Sumatra   

Mar 11   the first deportation train leaves Paris France for Auschewitz Concentration Camp in the year 1942.   

Mar 12   British troops vacate the Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76   

Mar 12   The birth of Brian O'Hara, Lead singer with the 'Fourmost' group in the year 1942.   

Mar 13   In the year 1942 julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes 1st woman colonel in US army   

Mar 13   In the year 1942 julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes first woman colonel in US army   

Mar 14   On this day in history australians are required to carry identity cards in World War II   

Mar 15   In the year 1942 alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70   

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Jan 02   Hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 03   In the year 1942 birth of john Thaw, British actor (d. 2002)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006)   

Jan 04   In the year 1942 birth of john McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)   

Jan 05   Cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 01   Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

Jan 04   Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)   

Jan 07   Henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, pres of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63 in the year 1942.   

Jan 08   Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history george Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies