Historical Events In 1942
Sunday, 28 February 2021
May 30 Reichsführer Himmler arrives in Prague in the year 1942.
May 30 In the year 1942 uS aircraft carrier Yorktown leaves Pearl Harbor
May 31 In the year 1942 japanese midget submarines raid Sydney Harbour
May 31 Luftwaffe bombs Canterbury on this day in history.
May 31 On this day in history reinhard Heydrich, German protector of Bohemia & Moravia, assassinated
Jun 01 Ernest Pingoud, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.
Jun 01 In the year 1942 treblinka opens.
Jun 02 On this day in history red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator
Jun 02 The birth of Barry Levinson, American film director in the year 1942.
Jun 03 Battle of Midway Island begins in the year 1942.
Jun 04 Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II on this day in history.
Jun 04 In the year 1942 battle of Midway begins; Japan's first major defeat in WW II
Jun 04 In the year 1942 capitol Record Co opens for business
Jun 04 Japanese suffer heavy losses at Midway Island on this day in history.
Jun 04 On this day in history reinhard Heydrich, German protector (Bohemia/Moravia (Lidice)), dies
Jun 04 On this day in history the Battle of Midway begins
Jun 05 On this day in history british offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie
Jun 05 On this day in history eichmann officially notes that since December 1941, 97,000 people have been "processed" in three gas-vans.
Jun 06 1st nylon parachute jump (Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray) in the year 1942.
Jun 06 On this day in history japanese are turned back at the Battle of Midway.
Jun 06 Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway in the year 1942.
Jun 06 Nazis burn village of Lidice Bohemia, as reprisal of killing Heydrich in the year 1942.
Jun 06 The first nylon parachute jump (Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray) on this day in history.
Jun 07 On this day in history battle of Midway ends: Adm Nimitz wins 1st WW II naval defeat of Japan
Jun 07 On this day in history uSS Yorktown sinks near Midway Island
Jun 08 In the year 1942 bing Cosby records "Silent Night"
Jun 08 In the year 1942 eisenhower is appointed Commanding General of the European Theater of Operations.
Jun 08 On this day in history tobruk in the African Desert falls to Germans; Axis claims 25,000 prisoners.
Jun 09 On this day in history adipatie Ario Soejono becomes minister in Gerbrandy govt
Jun 10 In the year 1942 jean François van Royen, Sect-Gen of Concentration Camp Amersfoort, dies at 63
Jun 10 On this day in history massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia) Gestapo kills 173
Jun 10 On this day in history massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia), Gestapo kills 173
Jun 11 On this day in history german army defeated at El-Alamein North Africa
Jun 11 US & USSR sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II on this day in history.
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