Page 20: Historical Events In 1942

Oct 26   2nd day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal   

Oct 26   Bob Hoskins, British actor of stage and screen is born   

Oct 26   The U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet is sunk in the WWII Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.   

Oct 27   5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance.   

Oct 28   6th day battle at El Alamein: British offensive under Montgomery   

Oct 28   Train crashes into bus, killing 16 and injuring 20 (Detroit Michigan).   

Oct 29   16000 Jews killed in Pinsk Russia.   

Oct 29   Alaska highway completed   

Oct 29   Johan Fleming Ramsland, British broadcaster.   

Oct 30   8th day of battle at El Alamein: new Australian assault.   

Oct 31   94 U boats sunk this month (619000 ton)   

Nov 01   10th day of battle at El Alamein.   

Nov 01   Hugo Distler, composer, dies at 34   

Nov 02   11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir.   

Nov 02   Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II).   

Nov 03   12th day of battle at El Alamein: Scottish assault   

Nov 03   Battle of El Alamein ends in the North African desert in WWII.   

Nov 03   Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Trousers, Snob), dies at 64.   

Nov 03   William L Dawson elected to Congress from Chicago.   

Nov 04   13th day of battle at El Alamein: Afr corps draws back out Fuka-posing.   

Nov 04   Battle of El Alamein ends with victory for the allies, after 12 days conflict with Rommel's 'Africa Corps'   

Nov 04   Marcel Barger, [Streliskie], cabaret performer, killed in Auschwitz.   

Nov 05   George M Cohan, composer, dies at 64   

Nov 05   Nazi raid on Greek Jews in Paris   

Nov 05   Theatrical agent George M. Cohan dies   

Nov 06   Nazis execute 12000 Minsk ghetto Jews.   

Nov 07   1st US president to broadcast in a foreign language-FDR in French   

Nov 08   Hitler proclaims fall of Stalingrad from Munich beer hall.   

Nov 08   Operation "Torch" began as US and British forces land in French N Africa.   

Nov 08   U.S. forces land in French Africa with British naval and air units assisting.   

Nov 08   WWII Operation Torch begins as U.S. and British forces land in French North Africa   

Nov 09   Edna May Oliver, dies on 59th birthday.   

Nov 09   German occupiers put Erik Scavenius as Danish premier   

Nov 09   inaugural 4000 Lublin Jews are brought to be killed at the newly-organized camp at Majdanek, located outside Lublin   

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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),