Hisdates•ComPage 23: Historical Events In 1942
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Dec 11 Australian/Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia on this day in history. 
Dec 12 German offensive in South Western Stalingrad on this day in history.
Dec 13 Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history massachusetts issues 1st US vehicular license plate tabs
Dec 15 Massachusetts issues first US vehicular license plate tabs on this day in history.
Dec 15 In the year 1942 the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued the first plastic license-plate tabs.
Dec 16 Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan in the year 1942.
Dec 17 On this day in history allies condemn the Nazis for murdering Jews.
Dec 17 On this day in history allies in London sentence German war criminals
Dec 18 In the year 1942 charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies
Dec 20 In the year 1942 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta
Dec 20 Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
Dec 21 On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63
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 in the year 1942.
Dec 23 Allies air attack on Den Helder in the year 1942.
Dec 24 On this day in history 1st powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemunde, Germany
Dec 24 On this day in history first powered flight of V-1 buzz bomb, Peenemonde, Germany
Dec 24 On this day in history friedrich Klose, composer, dies at 80
Dec 24 In the year 1942 the department of National Defence says there are now 681,615 volunteers and conscripts in the Canadian forces.
Dec 25 Vojislav Vuckovic, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.
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 Oberkommando Wehrmacht orders strategist flight out of Kaukasus on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Dec 29 On this day in history jerry Summers, rocker
Dec 31 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) on this day in history.
Dec 31 Commissioning of USS Essex (CV-9), first of new class of aircraft carriers, at Norfolk, VA on this day in history.
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