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Monday, 08 December 2025
Dec 11 Australian/Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia in the year 1942. 
Dec 12 On this day in history german offensive in South Western Stalingrad
Dec 13 On this day in history eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78
Dec 13 Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader in the year 1942.
Dec 14 Eduard C "Edo" Fimmen, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 61 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1942.
Dec 15 On this day in history the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued the first plastic license-plate tabs.
Dec 16 Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan on this day in history.
Dec 17 On this day in history allies condemn the Nazis for murdering Jews.
Dec 17 Allies in London sentence German war criminals on this day in history.
Dec 18 In the year 1942 charlie Walker, cricketer (Aust tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies
Dec 20 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta in the year 1942.
Dec 20 In the year 1942 jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63
Dec 21 In the year 1942 leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63
Dec 21 In the year 1942 uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal
Dec 22 In the year 1942 world War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
Dec 23 On this day in history allies air attack on Den Helder
Dec 24 On this day in history 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 In the year 1942 friedrich Klose, composer, dies at 80
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 Bosinier de la Chapelle, Fren murderer of adm Darlan, executed at 24 on this day in history.
Dec 26 On this day in history 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 In the year 1942 1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use
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 in the year 1942.
Dec 29 Frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83 on this day in history.
Dec 29 Jerry Summers, rocker in the year 1942.
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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