Page 12: Historical Events In 1942

Jun 02   Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator   

Jun 03   Battle of Midway Island begins.   

Jun 04   Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II   

Jun 04   Battle of Midway begins; Japan's inaugural major defeat in WW II   

Jun 04   Capitol Record Co opens for business   

Jun 04   Japanese suffer heavy losses at Midway Island   

Jun 04   Reinhard Heydrich, German protector (Bohemia/Moravia (Lidice)), dies.   

Jun 04   The Battle of Midway begins.   

Jun 05   British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie   

Jun 05   Eichmann officially notes that since December 1941, 97000 people have been "processed" in three gas-vans   

Jun 06   1st nylon parachute jump (Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray).   

Jun 06   Japanese are turned back at the Battle of Midway   

Jun 06   Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway.   

Jun 06   Nazis burn village of Lidice Bohemia, as reprisal of killing Heydrich   

Jun 06   The inaugural nylon parachute jump (Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray)   

Jun 07   In this year, Battle of Midway ends: Adm Nimitz claims 1st WW II naval defeat of Japan.   

Jun 07   USS Yorktown sinks near Midway Island   

Jun 08   Bing Cosby records "Silent Night".   

Jun 08   Eisenhower is appointed Commanding General of the European Theater of Operations   

Jun 08   In this year, Tobruk in the African Desert falls to Germans; Axis claims 25000 prisoners   

Jun 09   Adipatie Ario Soejono is recorded as becoming minister in Gerbrandy govt   

Jun 10   Jean François van Royen, Sect-Gen of Concentration Camp Amersfoort, dies at 63.   

Jun 10   Massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia) Gestapo results in the deaths of 173   

Jun 10   Massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia), Gestapo results in the deaths of 173   

Jun 11   German army defeated at El-Alamein North Africa   

Jun 11   US and USSR sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II.   

Jun 12   Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present (Amsterdam).   

Jun 12   Tornado results in the deaths of 35 in Oklahoma City.   

Jun 12   Walter Leigh, composer, dies at 36.   

Jun 13   1st V-2 rocket launch, Peenemunde, Germany; reached 1.3 km   

Jun 13   inaugural V-2 rocket launch, Peenemnde, Germany; reached 1.3 km.   

Jun 14   1st bazooka rocket gun produced Bridgeport Ct.   

Jun 14   The inaugural bazooka rocket gun produced Bridgeport Ct.   

Jun 14   Walt Disney's "Bambi" is released.   

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Jan 02   Hugh shelton: 15th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff   

Jan 03   John thaw: British actor    

Jan 03   John marsden: Australian lawyer, gay activist    

Jan 04   John mclaughlin: Rock guitarist (sentimental journey/clouds of joy)   

Jan 05   Charlie rose: Henderson nc, newscaster (cbs night watch)   

Jan 05   Cliff potts: Glendale calif, actor (ted-lou grant)   

Jan 05   Maurizio pollini: Milan italy, pianist   

Jan 05   Jan leeming: English television presenter and newsreader   

Jan 01   Jaroslav jezek: Composer,    

Jan 03   Pauline beersmans: [pljm van cuyck], flemish actress,    

Jan 04   Leon jessel: Composer,   

Jan 05   Yves paringaux: French chief of staff, murdered   

Jan 06   Emma calvé: French soprano (b. 1858)   

Jan 07   Henry: Count of baillet-latour, pres of ioc (1925-42),    

Jan 08   Arvo hannikainen: Composer,    

Jan 12   George francis: Cricketer (wi test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10),