Page 4: Historical Events In 1942

Feb 09   Daylight Savings War Time comes into force in US.   

Feb 09   Japanese troops land near Makassar, South Celebes.   

Feb 10   Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo".   

Feb 10   HMCS Spikenard (Corvette) torpedoed.   

Feb 10   The inaugural ever record 'Gold Disc' is presented to Glenn Miller   

Feb 11   "Archie" comic book debuts.   

Feb 11   On this day, the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, as well as the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, escape from the French port of Brest and make a mad dash up the English Channel to safety in German waters. Very embarrassing for the Royal Navy   

Feb 12   3 German battle cruisers escape via Channel to Brest N Germany.   

Feb 12   Grant Wood, US painter (American Gothic), dies at 49.   

Feb 12   Three German battle cruisers escape via Channel to Brest N Germany much to the frustration of the Royal Navy   

Feb 13   Hitler's Operation Sealion (invasion of England) cancelled.   

Feb 14   Japanese parachutists land near oil center Palembang Sumatra   

Feb 14   Rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens.   

Feb 15   British and Australian forces surrender at Singapore Over 15000 Australian soldiers become prisoners of war   

Feb 15   German U-boat shells at Antillian oil refinery.   

Feb 15   Guido Adler, Austrian musicologist, dies at 91.   

Feb 15   Japanese troops march into Palembang, South Sumatra.   

Feb 15   Singapore surrenders to Japanese forces.   

Feb 15   The British colony of Singapore surrenders to Japanese troops during WWII.   

Feb 16   German submarines attack Aruba oil refinery.   

Feb 16   Massacre of 22 members of the Australian Army Nursing Service and other survivors of the SS Vyner Brooke, on Banka Island, Straits of Sumatra.   

Feb 18   Japanese troop land on Bali.   

Feb 18   Milos Forman, Czech director is born.   

Feb 19   About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin.   

Feb 19   Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber.   

Feb 19   inaugural Japanese air raid on Darwin The city was bombed 64 times between feb 1942 and nov 1943.   

Feb 19   Japanese troop land on Timor   

Feb 19   Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah".   

Feb 19   U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt grants authority for the military to intern Japanese-Americans during WWII.   

Feb 20   Guido Gasperini, composer, dies at 76.   

Feb 20   Lieutenant E H O'Hare single-handedly shoots down 5 Japanese heavy bombers.   

Feb 20   Lt E H O'Hare single-handedly shoots down 5 Japanese heavy bombers.   

Feb 21   US male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht.   

Feb 22   World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapses   

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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),