Page 6: 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Tito establishes 2nd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia in the year 1942.   

Mar 02   14th Academy Awards on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 02   Admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon in the year 1942.   

Mar 02   HMS STRONGHOLD, sunk south of Java - by gunfire from Japanese 8in cruiser 'Maya' and destroyers on this day in history.   

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

Mar 03   Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1942.   

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

Mar 05   Japanese troop march into Batavia in the year 1942.   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1942 battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion   

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

Mar 07   The first cadets graduated from flying school at Tuskegee on this day in history.   

Mar 08   First Japanese landings in New Guinea on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma in the year 1942.   

Mar 08   On this day in history jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53   

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   General MacArthur leaves Corregidor (Bataan) for Australia on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1942 japanese troop land on North-Sumatra   

Mar 11   the first deportation train leaves Paris France for Auschewitz Concentration Camp in the year 1942.   

Mar 12   British troops vacate the Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal in the year 1942.   

Mar 12   On this day in history enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76   

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

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

Mar 13   In the year 1942 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   In the year 1942 alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff   

Jan 03   John Thaw, British actor (d. 2002) was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 03   In the year 1942 birth of john Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006)   

Jan 04   John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant)   

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1942 jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1942 leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1942 death of emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)   

Jan 07   On this day in history henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, pres of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63   

Jan 08   On this day in history arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44   

Jan 12   George Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies on this day in history.