Historical Events In 1942

Mar 01   On this day in history malaria in Egypt  

Mar 01   Suriname camp for NSB people opens to save Jews in the year 1942.  

Mar 01   Tito establishes 2nd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia on this day in history.  

Mar 02   14th Academy Awards in the year 1942.  

Mar 02   14th Academy Awards "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper &Joan Fontaine win on this day in history.  

Mar 02   In the year 1942 14th Academy Awards: "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper &Joan Fontaine win  

Mar 02   Admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon on this day in history.  

Mar 02   HMS STRONGHOLD, sunk south of Java - by gunfire from Japanese 8in cruiser 'Maya' and destroyers in the year 1942.  

Mar 02   Ten Jews are hung in Zdunsk Wola near Lodz as substitutes for "the 10 hanged sons of Haman." in the year 1942.  

Mar 03   Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43 in the year 1942.  

Mar 03   First combat flight for Canada's Avro Lancaster military plane on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia on this day in history.  

Mar 05   In the year 1942 japanese troop march into Batavia  

Mar 07   15 Mk-VB Spitfires reach Malta in the year 1942.  

Mar 07   Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion in the year 1942.  

Mar 07   On this day in history nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed  

Mar 07   On this day in history the first cadets graduated from flying school at Tuskegee  

Mar 08   In the year 1942 first Japanese landings in New Guinea.  

Mar 08   In the year 1942 japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma  

Mar 08   Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 in the year 1942.  

Mar 08   KNIL, Dutch colonial army on Java, surrenders to Japanese armies in the year 1942.  

Mar 09   Construction of the Alaska Highway began on this day in history.  

Mar 11   1st deportation train leaves Paris for Auschewitz Concentration Camp in the year 1942.  

Mar 11   On this day in history general MacArthur leaves Corregidor (Bataan) for Australia  

Mar 11   Japanese troop land on North-Sumatra in the year 1942.  

Mar 11   On this day in history the first deportation train leaves Paris France for Auschewitz Concentration Camp  

Mar 12   On this day in history british troops vacate the Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal  

Mar 12   In the year 1942 enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 12   On this day in history the birth of Brian O'Hara, Lead singer with the 'Fourmost' group  

Mar 13   Julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes 1st woman colonel in US army in the year 1942.  

Mar 13   On this day in history julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes first woman colonel in US army  

Mar 14   In the year 1942 australians are required to carry identity cards in World War II  

Mar 15   On this day in history alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70  

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Jan 02   Hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was born in the year 1942.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Thaw, British actor (d. 2002)  

Jan 03   John Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)  

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant)  

Jan 05   Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader  

Jan 01   Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1942.  

Jan 03   Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 in the year 1942.  

Jan 04   Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1942.  

Jan 05   In the year 1942 death of yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered  

Jan 06   Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1942 henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, pres of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63  

Jan 08   In the year 1942 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44  

Jan 12   In the year 1942 george Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies