Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1942
Monday, 09 September 2024
May 14 US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is founded on this day in history. 
May 15 On this day in history australian troops reinforce Port Moresby
May 15 Gasoline first rationed in US (17 Eastern States) in the year 1942.
May 15 Movement of POWs ("A Force") to Thailand from Singapore for work on the Burma-Thailand Railway in the year 1942.
May 15 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers in the year 1942.
May 16 In the year 1942 1st transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma
May 16 Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies in the year 1942.
May 16 The first transport of British/Dutch prisoners to South Burma in the year 1942.
May 17 In the year 1942 dutch SS vows loyalty to Hitler
May 18 On this day in history nYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II
May 19 Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson & Wagner) on this day in history.
May 19 [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Enken), dies at 69 on this day in history.
May 20 In the year 1942 uS Navy 1st permitted black recruits to serve
May 20 US Navy first permitted black recruits to serve in the year 1942.
May 21 Great-Britain convoy PQ16 departs to Russia in the year 1942.
May 22 México declares war on Nazi-Germany & Japan on this day in history.
May 22 Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany & Japan on this day in history.
May 23 In the year 1942 kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea
May 26 Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed in London in the year 1942.
May 26 In the year 1942 belgian Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star
May 26 Tank battle at Bir Hakeim African corps vs British army on this day in history.
May 26 On this day in history tank battle at Bir Hakeim: African corps vs British army
May 27 In the year 1942 dorie Miller, awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor
May 27 In the year 1942 hitler orders 10,000 Czechoslovakians murdered
May 27 Italian army begin siege of French western Fort Bir Hachim on this day in history.
May 27 In the year 1942 top German Nazi Reinhard Heydrich is shot & mortally wounded in Prague
May 28 In the year 1942 1,800 Czechoslovakians murdered by Nazis during attack on Heydrich
May 28 In the year 1942 1,800 Czechs murdered by Nazis during attack on Heydrich
May 29 Actor John Barrymore dies in Hollywood at age 60 in the year 1942.
May 29 On this day in history bing Crosby records "White Christmas" greatest selling record to date
May 29 On this day in history bing Crosby records "White Christmas," greatest selling record to date
May 29 HMAS Perth damaged during Crete evacuation on this day in history.
May 29 In the year 1942 john Barrymore, US actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies at 60
May 30 In the year 1942 1,047 bombers bomb Cologne in RAF's raid of WWII
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