Page 19: Historical Events In 1942
Friday, 18 April 2025
Oct 01 On this day in history bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight
Oct 02 On this day in history "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338
Oct 02 On this day in history first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago
Oct 02 RMS"Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338 in the Atlantic on this day in history.
Oct 03 FDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization on this day in history.
Oct 03 In the year 1942 launch of the First A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km)
Oct 04 On this day in history german assault on Tractor factory in Stalingrad
Oct 05 5,000 Jews of Dubno Russia massacred in the year 1942.
Oct 06 In the year 1942 allied assault on oil installations of Bula Ceram
Oct 06 On this day in history erich Kuttner, German journalist/historian (Vorwarts), dies
Oct 07 On this day in history 1 salvo Katjoesja-rocket destroys nazi battalion in Stalingrad
Oct 08 In the year 1942 fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley)
Oct 08 Sergei Chaplygin, Soviet engineer on this day in history.
Oct 09 In the year 1942 statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.
Oct 10 1,300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt in the year 1942.
Oct 10 On this day in history richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68
Oct 11 On this day in history -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal
Oct 11 In the year 1942 battle of Cape Esperance begins In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485).
Oct 11 Battle of Cape Esperance begins: In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485) in the year 1942.
Oct 11 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
Oct 12 Successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division on this day in history.
Oct 12 In the year 1942 uS navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance
Oct 13 The birth of Paul Simon, singer (Simon and Garfunkel) on this day in history.
Oct 14 In the year 1942 dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution
Oct 15 On this day in history dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed
Oct 15 In the year 1942 german 6th Army occupies Tractorenfabriek, 3,000 German's die
Oct 16 12, Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter/3 NVV-hostages, executed on this day in history.
Oct 16 On this day in history aaron Copland/de Milles ballet "Rodeo," premieres in NYC
Oct 16 In the year 1942 cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills 40,000 south of Calcutta India
Oct 18 Hitler orders allied commandos to be killed on this day in history.
Oct 20 "Durham Manifesto" calls for fundamental changes in race relations on this day in history.
Oct 20 On this day in history may Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84
Oct 21 Elvin Bishop, Tulsa OK, rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love) on this day in history.
Oct 22 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland on this day in history.
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