Historical Events In 1942
Sunday, 16 May 2021
May 03 In the year 1942 johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed
May 03 Luftwaffe bombs Exeter in the year 1942.
May 03 On this day in history nazis execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands
May 04 In the year 1942 battle of Coral Sea begun (1st sea battle fought solely in air)
May 04 Food first rationed in US in the year 1942.
May 04 German occupiers imprison 450 prominent Dutch as hostages in the year 1942.
May 04 Pulitzer prize awarded to Ellen Glasgow (In this our Life) in the year 1942.
May 04 In the year 1942 the Battle of the Coral Sea, a WWII clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began today
May 05 Battle of Coral Sea in the year 1942.
May 05 British assault on Diego Suarez Madagascar in the year 1942.
May 05 On this day in history uS begins rationing sugar during WWII
May 06 CAPT Milton Miles arrives in Chungking, China, to begin building an intelligence and guerilla training organization, Naval Group China in the year 1942.
May 06 Corregidor & Philippines surrender to Japanese Armies on this day in history.
May 07 Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion in the year 1942.
May 07 Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
May 07 Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed in the year 1942.
May 08 In the year 1942 aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea
May 08 Battle of Coral Sea ends; Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack on this day in history.
May 08 On this day in history german summer offensive opens in Crimea
May 08 In the year 1942 hMS OLYMPUS, sunk off Malta Grand Harbour - German E-boat-laid mines. On passage with personnel from Malta to Gibraltar, including many of the crews of bombed submarines P.36 and P.39; few survivors
May 09 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 in the year 1942.
May 10 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74 on this day in history.
May 11 On this day in history german submarine U-S53 torpedoes British steamer Nicoya and Dutch ship Leno near Anticosti Island, Quebec
May 11 In the year 1942 japanese troops conquer Kalewa
May 12 On this day in history 1,500 Jews gassed in Auschwitz
May 12 On this day in history david Ben-Gurion leaves Jewish state in Palestine
May 12 Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River in the year 1942.
May 12 In the year 1942 russia occupies Crackow, until August 23, 1943
May 13 Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight in the year 1942.
May 13 Helicopter makes its first cross-country flight in the year 1942.
May 13 Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.
May 13 In the year 1942 uS troops replace New Zealanders in Fiji
May 14 In the year 1942 the Women's Auxilliary Army Corps (WACS) is established
May 14 US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) forms on this day in history.
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