1942 Calendar
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1942 Historical Event(s)
February 1, 1942
– World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
February 8, 1942
– World War II: Japan invades Singapore.
February 15, 1942
– World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. The Sook Ching massacre begins.
February 19, 1942
– World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps.
April 18, 1942
– World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan. Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
April 23, 1942
– World War II: Baedeker Blitz – German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
August 9, 1942
– World War II: Battle of Savo Island – Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
October 23, 1942
– World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein: – At El Alamein in northern Egypt, the British Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomery begins a critical offensive to expel the Axis armies from Egypt.
October 28, 1942
– The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Who Were Born On 1942?
January 2, 1942
– Ray Moore, Radio 2 DJ (d. 1989)
January 17, 1942
– Nancy Parsons, American actress (d. 2001)
February 22, 1942
– Christine Keeler, English model and showgirl
March 21, 1942
– Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach
May 22, 1942
– Ted Kaczynski. American terrorist, known as the Unabomber
June 4, 1942
– Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer
August 4, 1942
– David Lange, New Zealand politician (d. 2005)
August 19, 1942
– Fred Thompson, American politician and actor
October 21, 1942
– Lou Lamoriello, New Jersey Devils General Manager
November 13, 1942
– John Hammond, American musician