1942
Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician
William Neil Rowe, is a former politician, lawyer, broadcaster, and writer in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician
The 1940s
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1942
Anton Burghardt, German footballer and manager (died 2022)
Anton Burghardt was a German football player and manager.
Anton Burghardt, German footballer and manager (died 2022)
1942
Nicholas Lloyd, English journalist
Sir Nicholas Markley Lloyd is a British former newspaper editor and broadcaster.
Nicholas Lloyd, English journalist
1942
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. With 290 comba…
World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
1942
The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec…
The Holocaust saw the systematic mass murder of Jews in the Reichskommissariat Ukraine, the General Government, the Crimean General Government and some areas which were located to …
The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec…
1942
The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
Dunaivtsi is a city in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the river Ternavka, 22 km away from the railway station Dunaivtsi and 68 km from th…
The Holocaust in Ukraine: In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
1942
The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała…
The Holocaust saw the ghettoization, robbery, deportation and mass murder of Jews in occupied Poland by Nazi Germany. Over three million Polish Jews were murdered, primarily at the…
The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała…
1942
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a retired American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the USAAF and USAF during World War II and…
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
1942
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
1942
Gordon Burns, Northern Irish journalist
Gordon Henry Burns is a Northern Irish retired journalist and broadcaster. He was the host of The Krypton Factor for its original 18-year run (1977–1995) and was the chief anchorma…
Gordon Burns, Northern Irish journalist
1942
Chantal Goya, French singer and actress
Chantal de Guerre, known as Chantal Goya, is a French singer and actress.
Chantal Goya, French singer and actress
1942
Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and judge
Arthur Campbell Hamilton, Lord Hamilton,, is a Scottish judge and served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session from November 2005 until 8 June 2012, su…
Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and judge
1942
Preston Manning, Canadian politician
Ernest Preston Manning is a retired Canadian politician. He was the founder and the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into …
Preston Manning, Canadian politician
1942
Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
The Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered ar…
Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
1942
World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being…
The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements between the United States and Imper…
World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being…
1942
World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard…
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard…
1942
A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
The V-2 rocket, with the development name Aggregat-4 (A4), was the world's first practical, modern ballistic missile and suborbital launch vehicle. The missile, powered by a liquid…
A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
1942
World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of…
The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements between the United States and Imper…
World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of…
1942
Chuck Negron, American singer (Three Dog Night) (died 2026)
Charles Negron II was an American singer-songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night.
Chuck Negron, American singer (Three Dog Night) (died 2026)
1942
Parris Glendening, American politician, 59th Governor of Maryland
Parris Nelson Glendening is an American politician and academic who served as the 59th governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. He previously served as the county executive of Princ…
Parris Glendening, American politician, 59th Governor of Maryland
1942
Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2020)
Leonard Warren Borisoff, known professionally by the stage name Len Barry, was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, record producer, author, and poet.
Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2020)
1942
Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.
The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 is an act of the Australian Parliament that formally adopted sections 2–6 of the Statute of Westminster 1931, an Act of the Parliament …
Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.
1942
World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
1942
World War II: The German submarine U-69 (1940) sinks the Canadian passenger ferry SS Caribou approximately 20 nautical…
German submarine U-69 was the first Type VIIC U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II. This meant that compared to previous U-boats, she could travel further a…
World War II: The German submarine U-69 (1940) sinks the Canadian passenger ferry SS Caribou approximately 20 nautical…