Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1942
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Dec 11 Australian/Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia on this day in history. 
Dec 12 German offensive in South Western Stalingrad in the year 1942.
Dec 13 Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1942.
Dec 13 Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader in the year 1942.
Dec 14 On this day in history eduard C "Edo" Fimmen, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 61
Dec 15 In the year 1942 massachusetts issues 1st US vehicular license plate tabs
Dec 15 In the year 1942 massachusetts issues first US vehicular license plate tabs
Dec 15 The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued the first plastic license-plate tabs in the year 1942.
Dec 16 Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan on this day in history.
Dec 17 In the year 1942 allies condemn the Nazis for murdering Jews.
Dec 17 Allies in London sentence German war criminals in the year 1942.
Dec 18 Charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies on this day in history.
Dec 20 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta on this day in history.
Dec 20 In the year 1942 jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63
Dec 21 Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on this day in history.
Dec 21 On this day in history uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal
Dec 22 World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon on this day in history.
Dec 23 Allies air attack on Den Helder on this day in history.
Dec 24 In the year 1942 1st powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemunde, Germany
Dec 24 First powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemonde, Germany on this day in history.
Dec 24 Friedrich Klose, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
Dec 24 On this day in history the department of National Defence says there are now 681,615 volunteers and conscripts in the Canadian forces.
Dec 25 In the year 1942 vojislav Vuckovic, composer, dies at 32
Dec 26 On this day in history bosinier de la Chapelle, Fren murderer of adm Darlan, executed at 24
Dec 26 In the year 1942 the Canadian-escorted convoy ONS-154 loses 14 ships to German U-boats in mid-Atlantic; gets 32 to Britain by Dec. 30.
Dec 27 1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use on this day in history.
Dec 28 On this day in history oberkommando Wehrmacht orders strategist flight out of Kaukasus
Dec 28 Robert Sullivan becomes first pilot to fly the Atlantic 100 times on this day in history.
Dec 29 Frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83 in the year 1942.
Dec 29 On this day in history jerry Summers, rocker
Dec 31 On this day in history 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton)
Dec 31 On this day in history commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA
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