Page 18: Historical Events In 1942

Sep 24   HMS SOMALI lost north of Iceland after being stuck by 1 torpedo from German U.703 on 20th in Greenland Sea.floundered while being towed by 'Ashanti', went down in bad weather, 45 men lost.   

Sep 25   In this year, 2000 Jews are deported to Treblinka after a Jewish council chairman, Abraham Gamzu, refuses Gestapo formally claims to deliver Jews   

Sep 25   Japanese withdrawal begins along Owen Stanley Trail starts   

Sep 27   Douglas Munro, only US Coast Guard with WW II-Med of Honor, dies   

Sep 27   Heavy German assault in Stalingrad.   

Sep 28   Evelyn Thatcher, dies.   

Sep 28   Luftwaffe bombs Stalingrad.   

Sep 29   32°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept.   

Sep 30   98 U-boats sunk this month (485000 tons)   

Oct 01   Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight   

Oct 02   "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338.   

Oct 02   inaugural self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago   

Oct 02   RMS"Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338 in the Atlantic   

Oct 03   FDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization.   

Oct 03   Launch of the inaugural A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km).   

Oct 04   German assault on Tractor factory in Stalingrad.   

Oct 05   5000 Jews of Dubno Russia massacred   

Oct 06   Allied assault on oil installations of Bula Ceram   

Oct 06   Erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies.   

Oct 07   1 salvo Katjoesja-rocket destroys nazi battalion in Stalingrad   

Oct 08   Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley).   

Oct 08   Sergei Chaplygin, Soviet engineer.   

Oct 09   Statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.   

Oct 10   1300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt.   

Oct 10   Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68.   

Oct 11   -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal.   

Oct 11   Battle of Cape Esperance begins In two-day battle, American task force formally ends Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485).   

Oct 11   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64   

Oct 12   Successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division   

Oct 12   US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance   

Oct 13   Paul Simon, singer (Simon and Garfunkel) is born   

Oct 14   Dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution.   

Oct 15   Dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed.   

Oct 15   German 6th Army occupies Tractorenfabriek, 3000 German's die.   

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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),