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Events of 1942

(Below, many events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including )

January

• January 1 - WWII: The United States and Filipino troops fight the Battle of Bataan. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• January 2 - WWII: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The City of Manila For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Japanese Admiral stays in Solvec (owned by Charles Henry de Silva), Philippines.
• January 7 - WWII: Siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines.
• January 10 - WWII: The last German air-raid on Liverpool. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including This raid destroyed the home of William Patrick Hitler, Adolf Hitler's nephew. William Patrick Hitler (later Stuart-Houston) (born March 12, 1911 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately After his house was destroyed William Hitler went to the USA and joined the navy to fight against his uncle. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• January 11 - WWII:
  • Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below
  • WWII: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K
• January 16 - Actress Carole Lombard and her mother are among those killed in a plane crash near Las Vegas while returning from a tour to promote the sale of war bonds. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
• January 19 - WWII: Japanese forces invade Burma. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
• January 20 - WWII: Nazis at the Wannsee conference in Berlin decide that the "final solution to the Jewish problem" is relocation, and later extermination. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The Wannsee Conference was a Meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Final Solution ( Die Endlösung) was Nazi Germany 's plan and execution of its systematic Genocide against European Jewry during World PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• January 23 - WWII: The Battle of Rabaul begins. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, in January and February 1942, represented
• January 25 - WWII: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• January 26 - WWII: The first American forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• January 31 - WWII: The last organized Allied forces leave Malaya, ending the 54-day campaign. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century The Battle of Malaya was a campaign fought by Allied and Japanese forces in Malaya, from December 8 1941 to January 31

February

• February 2 - WWII: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• February 8
  • António Óscar Carmona is elected president of Portugal. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
  • WWII: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
  • Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States. Daylight saving time ( DST
• February 11 - Operation Cerberus - Flotilla of Kriegsmarine ships dash from Brest through the English Channel to northern ports; British fail to sink any one of them. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The Kriegsmarine (English "War navy" was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945 during the Nazi regime superseding the Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.
• February 15 - WWII: Singapore surrenders to Japanese forces. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Singapore For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• February 19 - WWII:
  • 242 Japanese warplanes attack Darwin, Australia. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Japanese air raids on Darwin, Australia, on 19 February 1942 were the largest attacks ever mounted by a foreign power against For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066 allowing the United States military to define areas as exclusionary zones. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by executive order in the United States is a Directive issued by the President, the head of the executive branch of the federal government United States Executive Order 9066 was a presidential executive order issued during World War II by U The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States These zones affect the Japanese on the West Coast, and Germans and Italians primarily on the East Coast. Japanese American internment refers to the forcible relocation and Internment of approximately 110000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans to housing Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• February 20 - Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare (March 13 1914 &ndash November 26 1943 was a Naval aviator of the United States Navy who World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy Aircraft during aerial combat
• February 22 - WWII: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defense of the nation collapses. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• February 23 - The Japanese submarine I-17 fires sixteen high-explosive shells toward an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing little damage. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Service Pearl harbor During the Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 I-17 patrolled north of Oahu. A refinery is composed of a group of Chemical engineering unit processes and Unit operations used for Refining certain materials or converting Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States.
• February 24 - Propaganda: The Voice of America begins broadcasting. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people Voice of America ( VOA) is the official external radio and Television broadcasting service of the United States federal government.
• February 25 - Princess Elizabeth registers for war service. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II
• February 25 - Over 1400 AA shells were fired at an unidentified, slow-moving object in the skies over Los Angeles. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The appearance of the object triggered most of Southern California into an immediate wartime blackout with thousands of Air Raid Wardens being deployed throughout the city. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. In total there were six deaths. Despite the several hour barrage no planes were downed during the 'Battle of Los Angeles'. The Battle of Los Angeles is the name given by contemporary news agencies to a sighting of one or more Unidentified flying objects ^[1]
• February 26
  • The worst Coal dust explosion to date occurs in Honkeiko, China. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Coal dust is a fine powdered form of Coal, which is created by the crushing grinding or pulverizing of coal China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National It claims 1549 lives. The growth of the coal mining industry was a major goal of Mao Zedong's first Five-Year Plan. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led ^[2]
  • 14th Academy Awards ceremony
• February 27 - WWII: During the Battle of the Java Sea an allied (ABDA) task force under Dutch command, trying to stem a Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of the Java Sea was a major Naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA Command, code name ABDACOM, was a short-lived supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia, in The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below Java Sea (Laut Jawa is a large (310000 km² shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf.

March

• March - Construction began what would be the largest army ammunition plant in the United States during WWII; the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
• March 9 - WWII: Executive Order 9082 (February 28, 1942) reorganized the United States Army into three major commands - Army Ground Forces, Army Air Forces, and Services of Supply, later redesignated Army Service Forces. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAAP or Badger or Badger Ordnance Works (B Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Army Ground Forces was one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the United States The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. The Services Of Supply or 'SOS' branch of the Army was created on February 28, 1942 by Executive Order Number 9082 "Reorganizing the Army and the War Department" The Army Service Forces was one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces
• March 28 - WWII: British Commandos raided St Nazaire on the coast of Western France. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See also the St Nazaire Raid Saint-Nazaire ( Breton: Sant-Nazer) is a town and ''commune'' in the Loire-Atlantique département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

The Japanese aircraft carrier, Hiryu under attack by US aircraft at the Battle of Midway. This article is about the Japanese carrier for the videogame and manga character see Strider Hiryu. The Battle of Midway was a major Naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II.

April

• April 3 - WWII: Japanese forces begin an all-out assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. Bataan fell on April 9 and the Bataan Death March began. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) The Bataan Death March (also known as The Death March of Bataan) took place in the Philippines in 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war
• April 5 - WWII: Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Royal Navy Cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. History Upon completion in 1928 Cornwall joined the China Station. Career Interwar Upon commissioning she became the Flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron
• April 9 - WWII: Japanese Navy launches air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes and Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Vampire are sunk off the country's East Coast. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Trincomalee (திருகோணமலை Tirukōṇamalai තිරිකුණාමළය Tirikūṇamaḷaya is a district a bay and a port city on the northeast coast of An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy
• April 13 - The FCC minimum programming time required of TV stations is cut from 15 hours to four hours a week during the war. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
• April 15 - WWII:King George VI awards the George Cross to Malta, "To honour her brave people I award the George Cross to the Island Fortress of Malta, to bear witness to a heroism and a devotion that will long be famous in history. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The George Cross ( GC) is the highest Civil decoration of the Commonwealth of Nations. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands " From January 1 to July 24, 1942, there was only one 24-hour period during which no bombs fell on this tiny island.
• April 18 - Tokyo, Japan is bombed by B-25 Mitchells commanded by then-Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF (14 December 1896 &ndash 27 September 1993 was an American Aviation pioneer
• April 27 - WWII: A national plebiscite is held in Canada on the issue of conscription. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Conscription Crisis of 1944 was a political and military crisis following the introduction of forced military service in Canada during World War II Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority
• April 29 - WWII: Explosion at a chemical factory in Tessenderlo, Belgium leaves 200 dead and 1,000 injured. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Tessenderlo is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those

May

• May - First test of an undersea oil pipeline in Operation Pluto.
• May 5 - WWII: Operation Ironclad - United Kingdom forces invades French colony of Madagascar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Madagascar (or Operation Ironclad) was the Allied campaign to capture Vichy French -controlled Madagascar during World The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern
• May 6 - WWII: On Corregidor, the last American and Filipino forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the Spanish historical administrative position see Corregidor (position Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• May 8 - WWII: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from May 4 – May 8, 1942, with most of the action occurring on May 7 and May 8, was This is the first time in the naval history where two enemy fleets fought without seeing each other's fleets.
• May 8/May 9 - WWII: On the night of 8/9 May 1942, gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebelled. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Their mutiny was crushed and three of them were executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
• May 12 - WWII: Second Battle of Kharkov - In the eastern Ukraine, the Soviet Army initiates a major offensive. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Second Battle of Kharkov, so named by Wilhelm Keitel was an Axis counteroffensive against the Red Army Izium bridgehead offensive conducted from May 12 to Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 During the battle the Soviets will capture the city of Kharkov from the German Army, only to be encircled and destroyed. Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• May 14 - Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait is performed for the first time by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Aaron Copland (November 14 1900 &ndash December 2 1990 was an American Composer of concert and film music as well as an accomplished Pianist. Lincoln Portrait is an Orchestral work written by the American composer Aaron Copland. As the fifth-oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ( CSO) has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances
• May 15 - WWII: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• May 20 - First African-American seamen taken into US Navy. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
• May 21 - WWII: Mexico declares war against Nazi Germany after the sinking of the Mexican tanker Faja de Oro by the German U-boat, U-160, off Key West. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A declaration of war is a formal performative Speech act or signing of a document by an authorised party of a government in order to initate a state of War Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Faja de Oro ("Golden Belt" was a Mexican oil transporter that was sunk during the Second World War. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island
• May 26 - WWII: Battle of Bir Hakeim. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bir Hakeim (sometimes written Bir Hacheim) is a remote Oasis in the Libyan desert and the former site of a Turkish fort
• May 27 - WWII: Operation Anthropoid - attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Anthropoid was the code name for the Assassination of top German leader Reinhard Heydrich. Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
• May 31 - June 1- WWII: Attack on Sydney Harbour - Japanese submarines infiltrate Sydney Harbour in an attempt to attack Allied warships. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In late May and early June 1942 during World War II, Submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the cities of Sydney

June

• June 1 - WWII: Mexico declares war on Germany, Italy and Japan. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• June 4 - WWII: Reinhard Heydrich succumbs to wounds sustained on May 27 from Czechoslovakian paratroopers acting in Operation Anthropoid
• June 4-June 7 - WWII: The Battle of Midway. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Operation Anthropoid was the code name for the Assassination of top German leader Reinhard Heydrich. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Midway was a major Naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
• June 7 - WWII: Japanese forces invade the Aleutian Islands. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, " Island " are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming a Volcanic This is the first invasion of American soil in 128 years.
• June 8 - WWII: Attack on Sydney Harbour: Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle are shelled by Japanese submarines. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In late May and early June 1942 during World War II, Submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the cities of Sydney Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie The eastern suburbs of both cities are damaged and the east coast is blacked-out.
• June 9 - WWII: Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice as reprisal for the killing of Reinhard Heydrich. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Lidice (Liditz is a village in the Czech Republic just north-west of Prague which as part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, was completely destroyed Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief
• June 10 - WWII: the Gestapo massacre 173 male residents of Lidice, Czechoslovakia in retaliation for the killing of a Nazi official. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Lidice (Liditz is a village in the Czech Republic just north-west of Prague which as part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, was completely destroyed Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• June 12 - Holocaust: Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth
• June 13 - The United States opens its Office of War Information, a center for production of propaganda. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Office of War Information (OWI was a US government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people
• June 29 - The German Eleventh Army under Erich von Manstein takes Sevastopol, although fighting rages until July 9. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Erich von Manstein ( November 24, 1887 &ndash June 9 1973) served the German military as a lifelong professional soldier Sevastopol ( see pronunciation below) is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea Peninsula Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

July

• July 1 - July 27 - WWII: the First Battle of El Alamein. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The First Battle of El Alamein 1&ndash27 July 1942 was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II, fought between Axis forces commanded
• July 3 - Guadalcanal falls to the Japanese. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon
• July 9 - Holocaust: Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in an attic above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west
• July 13 - WWII: German U-Boats sink three more merchant ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French golfe du Saint-Laurent) the world's largest Estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint
• July 16
  • Holocaust: On order from the Vichy France government headed by Pierre Laval, French police officers round-up 13,000-20,000 Jews and imprison them in the Winter Velodrome. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 15 October 1945 was a French Politician and statesman who led the Vichy government during World War II, and Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Vélodrome d'Hiver ("Winter Velodrome" was an indoor cycle track (or Velodrome) in the rue Nélaton close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
  • Georges Bégué and others escape from Mauzac prison camp. Georges Bégué or George P Begue ( 22 November 1911 &ndash 18 December 1993
• July 18 - WWII: The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me-262 using only its jets for the first time. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout specific --->A jet engine is a Reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of Fluid to
• July 19 - WWII: Battle of the Atlantic - German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions in response to an effective American convoy system. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous Military campaign of World War II, (though some say it was a series of naval Military campaigns Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• July 21 - Japanese establish beachhead on the north coast of New Guinea in the Buna-Gona area; small Australian force begins rearguard action on the Kokoda Track Campaign. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known This article concerns the World War II military campaign For more general information see the Kokoda Track article
• July 22 - Holocaust: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Jewish Ghettos located in the territory of General Government during World War II, established by
• July 29 - The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR institutes the Order of Suvorov, the Order of Kutuzov, and reinstates the Order of Alexander Nevsky. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ( Президиум Верховного Совета in Russian, or Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta was a Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Order of Suvorov ( Russian Орден Суворова is a Soviet award named after Aleksandr Suvorov (1729-1800 that was established on July The Order of Kutuzov (Орден Кутузова is a Soviet and Russian military award named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov Order of Alexander Nevsky (Орден Александра Невского was first instituted as the Imperial Order of St
• July 31 - The Oxford Committee of Famine Relief (OXFAM) founded. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice

August

• August 7 - WWII: Battle of Guadalcanal begins - US Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with a landing on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands
• August 8
  • WWII: In Washington, DC, six German would-be saboteurs are executed (two others were cooperative and received life imprisonment instead). Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  • Quit India resolution is passed by the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India. The Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement) was a Civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• August 9
  • Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
  • Start, led by the goalkeeper Nikolai Trusevich, play football against the German Luftwaffe team Flakelf in Nazi-occupied Kiev. Against all odds, they win 5-3. Eight of them are later arrested and tortured, and at least four are killed.
• August 13 - 14 night - In London instruments detect a massive burst of cosmic rays. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures For the 1962 Bruce Conner film see Cosmic Ray (film Cosmic rays are energetic particles originating from space that impinge on
• August 15 - WWII: SS Ohio, an American tanker, reaches Malta as part of the convoy of Operation Pedestal. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Construction and Launch Hull 190, as the Ohio was referred to before its launch was a skillful compromise Operation Pedestal was a British operation to get desperately needed supplies to the island of Malta in August 1942 during the Second World War.
• August 16 - Polish-Jewish teacher Janusz Korczak follows a group of Jewish children into Treblinka death camp. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a Millennium. Janusz Korczak, the Pen name of Henryk Goldszmit ( July 22, 1877 &ndash August 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Treblinka II was a German Extermination camp in occupied Poland during World War II.
• August 19 - WWII: The Dieppe Raid - Allied forces raid Dieppe, France. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Dieppe Raid, also known as The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee, during the Second World War, was an Allied attack on the Dieppe is a town and commune in the Seine-Maritime department and Haute-Normandie region of France. Fred Thompson Born.
• August 22 - WWII: Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Depression coffee oligarchs and the Revolution of 1930 The Great Depression The ''tenente'' rebellion did not mark the revolutionary breakthrough of Brazil's Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• August 25 - WWII: Japanese marines land at Milne Bay. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea via French adjective Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea, at.
• August 30 - Luxembourg is formally annexed to the German Reich. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by
• August 31 - General strike launched in Luxembourg to protest against forced conscription. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The Luxembourgian general strike of 1942 was a pacific resistance movement organised within a short time period to protest against a directive that incorporated the Luxembourg

September

• September 3
  • Francisco Franco fires foreign minister Serrano Súñer. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid
  • An attempt by the Germans to liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Lakhva leads to an uprising. A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure Lakhva (or Lachva Lachwa ( Belarusian and Russian: Лахва לחווא Łachwa לאַכװע is a small town in southern Belarus, with a population
• September 5 - WWII: Japanese forces suffer their first defeat on land at the Battle of Milne Bay. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Milne Bay ( Operation RE) was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.
• September 12 - RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Two different ocean liners of the Cunard Steamship Lines have been named RMS Laconia.
• September 24 - Andrée Borrel and Lise de Baissac became the first female SOE agents to be parachuted into occupied France. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Andrée Raymonde Borrel ( November 18, 1919 - July 6, 1944) was a French heroine of World War II. Lisé Marie Jeanette de Baissac ( 11 May, 1905 – 28 March 2004) Born in 1905 in Mauritius, but of British nationality The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

October

• October 2 - British cruiser Curaçao collides with the liner Queen Mary off the coast of Donegal and sinks - 338 drowned. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Naming and construction With Germany launching their and into service the British did not want to be left out in this ship building race Donegal ( Irish: Dún na nGall) is a town in County Donegal, in the Province of Ulster, in Ireland.
• October 3 - First successful launch of A-4 rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Test Stand VII ( German: Prüfstand VII, P-7 was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenemünde and was capable of static firing Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The rocket flew 147 kilometres wide and reached a height of 84. 5 kilometres and was therefore the first man-made object reaching space.
• October 9 - Statute of Westminster Adoption Act formalizes Australian autonomy. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• October 11 - WWII: Battle of Cape Esperance - On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the, took place October 11 &ndash 12 1942 and was a Naval Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• October 14 - A German U-boat sinks the ferry SS Caribou, killing 137. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers See also Newfoundland Railway Marine Atlantic CN Marine
• October 16 - Hurricane and flooding in Bombay - 40,000 dead. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial
• October 23 - Award-winning composer and Hollywood songwriter Ralph Rainger ("Thanks for the Memory") is among the 12 people killed in the mid-air collision between an American Airlines DC-3 airliner and a U. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Ralph Rainger ( October 7 1901 – October 23 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout S. Army bomber near Palm Springs, California. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of
• October 23 - November 4 - WWII: the Second Battle of El Alamein. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.
• October 26 - WWII: Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands - Two Japanese aircraft carriers are heavily damaged and one US carrier is sunk. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the, was the fourth
• October 28 - The Alaska Highway is completed. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II and connects
• October 29 - Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers PLEASE TAKE NOTE************

November

• November 2 - USAF forces, including B-24 Liberator's fly toward Oran, Africa. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 The squad intercepts many Luftwaffe patrols off the coast of Oran. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Oran ( Arabic:ar وهران pronounced Wahran; also transliterated as Ouahran, Spanish: Orán. The US Force won the air battle.
• November 3 - WWII: Second Battle of El Alamein ends - German forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs
• November 8 - WWII:
  • Operation Torch - United States and United Kingdom forces land in French North Africa. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Torch (initially called Operation Gymnast) was the British - American invasion of French North Africa in World War II The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located France was a dominant empire in the world from the 1600s to the late 1960s possessing many colonies in various locations around the world
  • French Resistance Coup in Algiers, by which 400 French civil resistants neutralize the Vichyist XIXth Army Corps and the Vichyist generals (Juin, Darlan, etc. Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest ), so allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers, and ultimately the whole of French North Africa. France was a dominant empire in the world from the 1600s to the late 1960s possessing many colonies in various locations around the world
• November 9 - WWII: U. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including S serviceman Edward Leonski hanged at Melbourne's Pentridge Prison for the "Brown-Out" Murders of three women in May. Edward Joseph Leonski (December 12 1917 &ndash November 9 1942 was an American Serial killer who committed his crimes in Australia.
• November 10 - WWII: In violation of a 1940 armistice, Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 François Darlan (7 August 1881 &ndash 24 December 1942 was a French Naval officer. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan
• November 12 - WWII: Battle of Guadalcanal begins - A naval battle near Guadalcanal starts between Japanese and American forces. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• November 13 - WWII: Battle of Guadalcanal - Aviators from the USS Enterprise sink the Japanese battleship Hiei. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Initial operations Enterprise was launched on 3 October 1936 at Newport News Shipbuilding, sponsored by Lulie Swanson wife of Secretary of the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Pre-war service Following World War I, her Boilers were upgraded for speed and bulges were added for better defense against Torpedoes Kongō
• November 15 - WWII: Battle of Guadalcanal ends - Although the United States Navy suffered heavy losses, it was able to retain control of Guadalcanal. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon
• November 19 - WWII: Battle of Stalingrad - Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counter-attacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Operation Uranus was the Soviet encirclement of German forces in the Battle of Stalingrad during World War 2.
• November 21 - The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (the "highway" was not usable by general vehicles until 1943, however). Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II and connects * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• November 22 - WWII: Battle of Stalingrad - The situation for the German attackers of Stalingrad seems desperate during the Soviet counter-attack Operation Uranus and General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German Sixth Army is surrounded. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Operation Uranus was the Soviet encirclement of German forces in the Battle of Stalingrad during World War 2. Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus ( 23 September 1890 &ndash 1 February 1957) was an officer in the German Military Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The 6th Army was a German Field army which saw action in World War I and World War II.
• November 23 - German U-boat sinks SS Ben Lomond off the coast of Brazil. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers One crewman, Chinese second steward Poon Lim, is separated from the others and spends 130 days adrift until he is rescued April 3, 1943. Poon Lim or Lim Poon ( March 8, 1918 &ndash January 4, 1991) was a Chinese sailor who survived 133 days alone in the Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• November 26 - The movie Casablanca premièred at the Hollywood Theater in New York City. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and The City of New York
• November 27 - WWII: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large
• November 28
  • In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove night club kills 491 people. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Cocoanut Grove was a Nightclub in Boston Massachusetts. On November 28, 1942, the fashionable nightclub burned in what remains the deadliest
  • The large-scale German "pacification" of Zamojszczyzna region of Poland begins. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland

December

• December 1 - Gasoline rationing begins in the United States. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• December 2 - Manhattan Project: Below the bleachers of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (a coded message, "The Italian navigator has landed in the new world" was then sent to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt). Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. A nuclear chain reaction occurs when one Nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more nuclear reactions thus leading to a self-propagating number of these reactions
• December 4 - Holocaust: In Warsaw, two women, Zofia Kossak and Wanda Filipowicz risk their lives by setting up the Council for the Assistance of the Jews. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( 10 August, 1889 – 9 April, 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter
• December 7 - WWII: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Frankton was a World War II British Combined Operations military Commando raid on Nazi German shipping in ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate
• December 24 - French Admiral Darlan, the former Vichy leader who had switched over to the Allies following the Torch landings, assassinated in Algiers. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes François Darlan (7 August 1881 &ndash 24 December 1942 was a French Naval officer. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest
• December 27 - The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia (Savez pionira Jugoslavije was the Pioneer movement of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Undated

• Grand Coulee Dam finished in Columbia River. Grand Coulee Dam is a Hydroelectric Gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U The Columbia River (known as
• DDT first used as a pesticide. DDT (from its trivial name D ichloro- D iphenyl- T richloroethane is one of the best known synthetic Pesticides It is a chemical with a long A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used to kill a pest.
• C. S. Lewis publishes The Screwtape Letters. Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 Screwtape redirects here For the musical project "Screwtape" see Drew McDowall.
• Lions became extinct in Iran by this date. The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.

Ongoing

• World War II (1939-1945)
• Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Births

• January 1
  • Martin Frost, American politician
  • Gennadi Sarafanov, cosmonaut
  • Country Joe McDonald, American musician
• January 2
  • Dennis Hastert, American politician and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  • Hugh Shelton, American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• January 3 - John Thaw, English actor (d. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Jonas Martin Frost III (born January 1, 1942) is an American Politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U Gennadi Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов (January 1 1942 in Sinenkie – September 29 2005 was a Soviet cosmonaut Joseph Allen McDonald (born January 1, 1942 in Washington DC) was the leader and lead Singer of the 1960s Psychedelic rock group Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. See also Illinois's 14th congressional district special election 2008 John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. General Henry Hugh Shelton (born January 2, 1942) is a retired American career military officer Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. John Edward Thaw CBE ( 3 January, 1942 &ndash 21 February, 2002) was an English Actor, who made his début 2002)
• January 5
  • Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist
  • Charlie Rose, American talk show host
  • Jan Leeming, Former BBC newsreader
• January 7 - Vasily Alexeev, Soviet weightlifter
• January 8
  • Stephen Hawking, British physicist and Autoharp player
  • Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan
  • Yvette Mimieux, American actress
  • George Passmore, English artist (Gilbert and George)
• January 11 - Clarence Clemons, American musician
• January 14 - Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, Chief Justice of India
• January 15 - Charo, American singer and actress
• January 17
  • Muhammad Ali, American boxer
  • Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist
  • Nancy Parsons, American actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942) is an Italian classical Pianist. Charlie Rose (born Charles Peete Rose Jr, on January 5, 1942) is an American TV interviewer and journalist Jan Leeming (born 5 January, 1942) is a British TV presenter and newsreader. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev ( Russian:Василий Иванович Алексеев born January 7, 1942 in village Pokrovo-Shishkino Ryazan Oblast Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942 is a British theoretical physicist. The Autoharp is a musical String instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers which when depressed mute all the strings other than those that form the is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006 The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Yvette Carmen Mimieux (born January 8 1942) is a now-retired American movie and television actress George Passmore may refer to One half of artist duo Gilbert and George George Passmore (lacrosse player Gilbert Prousch (often misspelled as Proesch) (born in San Martin (San Martino, Italy, September Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Clarence Clemons (born January 11, 1942) is an American Musician, best known as the Saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen 's Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (born on January 14 1942 was the 36th Chief Justice of India. The term Chief Justice of India refers to the highest judge in the Supreme Court of India. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza Rasten (born March 13, 1951, though other sources state 1941 better known as Charo, is a Spanish Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Ulf Hoelscher is a Violinist born in Germany in 1943 Soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Symphoniker the BBC Symphony Orchestra Nancy Anne Parsons ( January 17, 1942 - January 5, 2001) was an American Actress. 2001)
• January 19 - Michael Crawford, English singer and actor
• January 25
  • Carl Eller, American football player
  • Eusébio, Portuguese footballer
• January 26 - Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Michael Crawford, OBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English Actor and Singer. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Carl Eller (born January 25, 1942) was a professional American football player in the National Football League from 1964 through 1979 Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM ( pron eu'zɛbiʊ dɐ 'siɫvɐ fɨ'ʁɐiɾɐ (born January 25, 1942 in Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Soad Mohamed Hosny ( Arabic: سعاد محمد حسني January 26, 1942 – June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian 2001)
• January 31
  • Derek Jarman, English director and writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Derek Jarman ( January 31 1942 – February 19 1994) was an English Film director, Stage designer 1994)
  • Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress
• February 1 - Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer
• February 2 - Graham Nash, American (English-born) rock musician
• February 5 - Roger Staubach, American football player
• February 9 - Carole King, American singer and composer
• February 12 - Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel
• February 13 - Peter Tork, American musician and actor
• February 14
  • Michael Bloomberg, American businessman, philanthropist, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., Mayor of New York City
  • Andrew Robinson, American actor
• February 15 - Sherry Jackson, American actress
• February 19 - Paul Krause, American football player
• February 20 - Phil Esposito, Canadian hockey player
• February 21 - Margarethe von Trotta, German actress, film director, and writer
• February 24 - Joseph Lieberman, American politician
• February 27 - Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• February 27 - Michel Forget, Canadian actor
• February 28 - Brian Jones, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Daniela Bianchi (born January 31, 1942) is an Italian actress, whose best known part was Tatiana Romanova in the 1963 James Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an British-American Singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Roger Thomas Staubach, also known as Roger the Dodger, Captain Comeback, and Captain America, (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Ehud Barak (אֵהוּד בָּרָק born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician former Prime Minister, and The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Peter Tork (born Peter Halsten Thorkelson February 13, 1942) is an American Musician and Actor, best known as a member Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material Bloomberg LP is a financial software services news and data company A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The City of New York Andrew Jordt Robinson (born February 14 1942 is an American Film, stage, and Television actor Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Sherry Jackson (born February 15, 1942, in Wendell Idaho, US) is an American actress and former child star Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Paul James Krause (born February 19, 1942 in Flint, Michigan) is a former professional American football Defensive back Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Margarethe von Trotta (born 21 February 1942, Berlin) is a German Film director and a member of the New German Cinema movement Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24 1942 is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Michel Forget (born on February 27, 1942 in Montreal Quebec)is a Quebec actor Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969 was a founding member and Guitarist of the English Rock group The Rolling Stones. 1969)

March-April

• March 2
  • John Irving, American author
  • Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Velvet Underground)
• March 4
  • Charles C. Krulak, U. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good John Winslow Irving (born March 2, 1942 as John Wallace Blunt Jr Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth General Charles Chandler Krulak (born March 4 1942 served as the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1 1995 to June 30 1999 S. Marine Corps commander
  • Gloria Gaither, American gospel songwriter
• March 5 - Felipe González Márquez, Spanish politician
• March 7
  • Tammy Faye Bakker, American evangelist, singer and television personality (d. Gloria Gaither (b) is a songwriter for Gospel music, along with her husband Bill Gaither. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Felipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942 is a Spanish socialist politician Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Tamara "Tammy" Faye Messner ( March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American Christian singer, evangelist 2007)
  • Michael Eisner, American film studio executive
• March 9 - John Cale, Welsh composer and musician (Velvet Underground)
• March 12 - Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player, 1963-1977
• March 13
  • Dave Cutler, American software engineer
  • Scatman John, American musician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30 Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving James Sherman Wynn (born March 12 1942 in Hamilton Ohio) nicknamed "The Toy Cannon" is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. David Neil Cutler Sr (born March 13, 1942) is a noted American Software engineer, designer and developer John Paul Larkin ( March 13, 1942 — December 3, 1999) better known as Scatman John (sometimes credited as Scatman 1999)
• March 16 - James Soong, Taiwan politician
• March 17 - John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king James Chu-yu Soong ( born March 16, 1942) is a Politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger 1994)
• March 23 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure
• March 25
  • Aretha Franklin, American singer
  • Richard O'Brien, English-born actor and writer
• March 26 - Erica Jong, American author
• March 27
  • John E. Sulston, British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Michael York, English actor
  • Michael Jackson, English writer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Walter Rodney ( March 23, 1942 &ndash June 13, 1980) was a prominent Guyanese historian and political figure Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Richard Timothy Smith (born March 25 1942) better known under his Stage name Richard O'Brien, is an English-born New Zealand-raised Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Erica Jong (née Mann born March 26, 1942, in New York City, New York) is an American Author and Teacher. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates John E Sulston, FRS (born March 27, 1942) is a British biologist and the 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Michael York, OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; March 27, 1942) is an English Actor. Michael Jackson ( 27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist 2007)
• March 28
  • Neil Kinnock, British statesman
  • Mike Newell, British film director
  • Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Neil Gordon Kinnock Baron Kinnock PC (born 28 March 1942 is a British Politician. Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942 is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for Television. Hans Conrad Schumann ( 28 March, 1942 – June 20, 1998 in Oberemmendorf near Kipfenberg) was one of the most famous defectors from 1998)
  • Jerry Sloan, American basketball coach
• March 29 - Scott Wilson, American actor
• April 1 - Annie Nightingale, British DJ (Radio 1)
• April 2
  • Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef
  • Leon Russell, American singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist
• April 3
  • Marsha Mason, American actress
  • Wayne Newton, American singer
• April 4 - Elizabeth Levy, American author
• April 5
  • Peter Greenaway, Welsh film-maker
  • Pascal Couchepin, Swiss Federal Councilor
• April 6 - Barry Levinson, American film producer and director
• April 8 - Roger Chapman, British rock singer (Family, Streetwalkers)
• April 9 - James Cowan, Australian novelist
• April 14
  • Valeriy Brumel, Russian athlete (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Gerald Eugene Sloan, better known as Jerry Sloan (born March 28 1942) is an American National Basketball Association coach Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Annie (formerly known as Anne) Nightingale MBE is a British Radio broadcaster Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Hiroyuki Sakai ( Sakai Hiroyuki; 坂井 宏行 (born April 2, 1942 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a well-known Japanese Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American Actress and Carson Wayne Newton' (born April 3, 1942) is an American Singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas Nevada. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Elizabeth Levy (born April 4 1942) is an Author of Children's books including 1983's The Computer That Said Steal Me Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Peter Greenaway, CBE (born 5 April 1942) is an English Film director born in Wales. Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss Politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998 and President of Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an Academy Award -winning American Screenwriter, Film director, Actor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Roger Chapman (born Roger Maxwell Chapman on This article is about the British rock band For other uses see Family (disambiguation. Streetwalkers were an English rock band of the mid-1970s led by two former members of Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John "Charlie" Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) James Cowan (born 1942) is an Australian author James Cowan is author of a number of internationally acclaimed books including A Troubadour’s Testament and Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Valeriy Brumel (Валерий Николаевич Брумель ( May 14, 1942 in the village of Razvedki Tynda District in Amur Oblast 2003)
  • Valentin Lebedev, cosmonaut
• April 15
  • Kenneth Lay, American businessman (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Valentin Vitaliyevich Lebedev (Валентин Витальевич Лебедев born April 14, 1942 in Moscow) was a Soviet cosmonaut Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Kenneth Lee "Ken" Lay ( April 15, 1942 2006)
  • Julie Sommars, American actress
• April 17
  • David Bradley, British actor
  • Buster Williams, American jazz bassist
• April 23 - Sandra Dee, American actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Sommars (born April 15, 1942 in Fremont Nebraska; tvcom reports year of birth to be 1940 is an American Actress. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. David Bradley (born 17 April 1942 is an English character actor Charles Anthony Williams (born April 17, 1942 in Camden New Jersey) is an American Jazz bassist. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Sandra Dee ( April 23 1942 - February 20 2005) was an American Film actress best known for her portrayal 2005)
• April 24 - Barbra Streisand, American singer, theatre and film actress, composer
• April 26
  • Bobby Rydell, American singer
  • Michael Kergin, Canadian diplomat
  • Claudine Auger, French actress
• April 27 - Jim Keltner, American drummer

May-June

• May 2 - Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympic Committee president
• May 5 - Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Bobby Rydell (born Robert Louis Ridarelli, April 26, 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Teen idol from Michael Kergin (born 26 April 1942) is a Canadian career diplomat who has been a member of the foreign service in some capacity since 1967 when he joined Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger 26 April 1942 in Paris) was a former Miss France Monde and Actress during the 1960s and onwards Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Jim Keltner (born April 27 1942 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a distinguished session drummer who has contributed to the work of many well-known artists Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Jacques Count Rogge (born May 2 1942 ( pronounced in Dutch) is a Belgian sports functionary Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter 1998)
• May 8 - Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
• May 9 - John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
• May 10 - Youssouf Sambo Bâ, Burkinabé politician
• May 12 - Ian Dury, British musician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen William John Terence "Terry" Neill (born May 8, 1942) is a Northern Ireland former football player and manager Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Youssouf Sambo Bâ (b May 10 1942 in Boborgou, Niger) is a Burkinabé politician and retired teacher Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Ian Robins Dury ( 12 May 1942 &ndash 27 March 2000) was an English Rock and roll singer songwriter and Bandleader 2000)
• May 17 - Taj Mahal, American singer and guitarist
• May 18
  • Albert Hammond, English-born musician and composer
  • Nobby Stiles, English footballer
• May 19 - Gary Kildall, American computer scientist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942) who goes by the Stage name Taj Mahal, is an internationally recognized Blues musician Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Albert Hammond (born 18 May 1944, London, England) is a Singer-songwriter, whose family came originally from Gibraltar Norbert "Nobby" Peter Stiles MBE (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18 May 1942 is an English former football Midfielder. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Gary Arlen Kildall (May 19 1942 – July 11 1994 was an American Computer scientist and Microcomputer Entrepreneur who created the CP/M 1994)
• May 20 - David Proval, American actor
• May 22
  • Theodore Kaczynski, American bomber
  • Calvin Simon, American musician (P Funk)
• May 23 - Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher
• May 26 - Levon Helm, American musician (The Band)
• May 28 - Stanley B. Prusiner, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• June 2 - Eduard Malofeyev, Russian football coach and former international player
• June 3
  • Curtis Mayfield, American musician (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held David Proval (born May 20, 1942) is an American Actor, known for his roles as Richie Aprile on the HBO television Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Calvin Eugene Simon (born May 22, 1942 in Beckley West Virginia, United States was a member of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P Funk) is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Gabriel Liiceanu (b May 23 1942, Râmnicu-Vâlcea) is a Romanian philosopher Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940) better known as Levon Helm, is an American rock Musician and actor most famous as The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942 In this work he coined the term prion, which comes from "proteinaceous infectious particle that lacks The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev (Эдуард Васильевич Малофеев (born June 2, 1942 in Kolomna) is a football coach and Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk 1999)
  • Frank McRae, American actor
• June 10
  • Gordon Burns, British journalist and TV presenter
  • Preston Manning, Canadian politician
• June 12 - Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• June 17
  • Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian International Atomic Energy Agency director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  • Roger Steffens, Reggae archivist, actor, author, Bob Marley biographer
• June 18
  • Roger Ebert, American film critic and television personality
  • Paul McCartney, English musician and composer (The Beatles)
  • Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor
• June 19
  • Michael Broggie, Disney historian and author
  • Ralna English, American singer
• June 20 - Brian Wilson, American singer (The Beach Boys)
• June 24
  • Mick Fleetwood, English drummer (Fleetwood Mac)
  • Michele Lee, American actress, singer and dancer
• June 27 - Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys)
• June 28 - David Miner, musician and record producer

July-August

• July 4
  • Floyd Little, American football player
  • Prince Michael of Kent
• July 7 - Carmen Duncan, Welsh-born actress
• July 8 - Janice Pennington, American model and playboy playmate
• July 9 - Richard Roundtree, African-American actor
• July 10
  • Pyotr Klimuk, cosmonaut
  • Ronnie James Dio, American singer
• July 13
  • Harrison Ford, American actor and producer
  • Roger McGuinn, American musician (The Byrds)
• July 15 - Mil Mascaras, Mexican professional wrestler
• July 18 - Adolf Ogi, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• July 23 - Myra Hindley, English murderer
• July 24 - Chris Sarandon, American actor
• July 27 - Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
• July 28 - Kaari Utrio, Finnish writer
• July 29 - Tony Sirico, American actor
• August 1 - Jerry Garcia, American musician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Frank McRae (born June 3, 1942) is an American actor and former professional football player Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Gordon Burns (born 10 June 1942 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a British Journalist and Television presenter who hosted Granada TV Ernest Preston Manning, CC (born June 10, 1942, in Edmonton Alberta) is a Right-wing populist Canadian politician Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Bert Sakmann (born June 12, 1942) is a German cell Physiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat DrMohamed Mostafa El-Baradei ( Arabic: محمد البرادعي transliteration) (born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Roger Steffens (born June 17, 1942) is a Brooklyn, New York born Actor, Author, Lecturer, editor Reggae Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Hans Vonk ( June 18, 1942 &ndash August 29, 2004) was a Dutch conductor Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Michael Broggie (born June 19, 1942) is a nationally-recognized authority on the life and legacy of Walt Disney Ralna Eve English American born singer (born June 19[[ 942]]was born in Haskell, the seat of Haskell County, north of Abilene, Texas Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born on June 24, 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a British -born musician Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy -nominated American Singer, Dancer, Actress Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin on June 27 1942 in Peoria Illinois) is a member of The Beach Boys and a The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. David Miner (Born Ft Worth Texas on July 24, 1945) sometimes credited as David Minor, is an American guitarist singer and Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Floyd Douglas Little (born July 4, 1942 in New Haven Connecticut) was a three-time American football All-American Running back "Prince Michael" redirects here For other people named Prince Michael see Prince Michael (disambiguation. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Carmen Joan Duncan (born July 7, 1942 in Cooma New South Wales) is an Australian actress. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Janice Pennington (born July 8, 1942 in Seattle Washington) was one of the original " Barker's Beauties " models on Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Richard Roundtree (born July 9 1942) is an American actor and former male fashion model known for portraying John Shaft in the Film Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk (Пётр Ільі́ч Кліму́к Пётр Ильи́ч Климу́к born July 10, 1942 in Komarovka, Soviet Union Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA is an American heavy Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American James Roger McGuinn (known professionally as Roger McGuinn, previously as Jim McGuinn, and born James Joseph McGuinn III on July 13, The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Aaron Rodríguez Arellano (born in San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico on July 15 1942 best known as Mil Máscaras ( A Thousand Masks Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Adolf Ogi (born July 18, 1942) is a Swiss Politician. From the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 &ndash 15 November 2002 was an English Serial killer convicted along with her lover Ian Brady, of killing four children between Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Christopher Sarandon (born July 24 1942) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Richard Dennis Ralston (born July 27 1942 in Bakersfield California) is an American former professional Tennis player Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Kaari Marjatta Utrio (born July 28 1942, proper surname Utrio-Linnilä, is a Finnish writer Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr (born July 29 1942) better known as Tony Sirico, is an American Character actor who is most famous Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and 1995), (Grateful Dead)
• August 2 - Isabel Allende, Chilean writer
• August 4 - David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Isabel Allende Llona, (born in Lima, Peru; 2 August 1942 is a Chilean American Novelist. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. David Russell Lange, ONZ, CH (who pronounced his name ˈlɒŋi long-ee) (4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005 served as Prime Minister of New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in 2005)
• August 7 - Garrison Keillor, American writer and radio host
• August 17 - Roshan Seth, British Indian actor
• August 18 - Judith Keppel, First person to win £1,000,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
• August 19 - Fred Dalton Thompson, U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American Author, Storyteller, Humorist, Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Roshan Seth (born April 02 1942) is a British-Indian actor Seth was born the son of a professor of Biochemistry at Patna University Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel (born 18 August, 1942) was the first one million- pound winner on the Television game show Who Wants Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Game show which offers very large Cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. S. Senator and actor
• August 20 - Isaac Hayes, American singer and actor
• August 26 - Dennis Turner (Lord Bilston), British politician
• August 28 - Sterling Morrison, American musician (d. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Dennis Turner Baron Bilston (born 26 August 1942) is a Labour and Co-operative politician in the United Kingdom and was a Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr ( August 28 1942 &ndash August 30, 1995) was one of the founding members of the Rock group The 1995)

September-October

• September 1 - John Lange, American scientist
• September 3 - John Shrapnel, English actor
• September 14 - Bernard MacLaverty, Irish writer
• September 15 - Lee Dorman, American Bassist
• September 17 - Desmond Lynam, British TV presenter
• September 19 - Freda Payne, American singer and actress
• September 22 - David Stern, American commissioner of the National Basketball Association
• September 24 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
• September 28 - Marshall Bell, American actor
• September 29
  • Madeline Kahn, American actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. John Lange can refer to Michael Crichton 's Pen name John E Lange (US Ambassador Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius John Shrapnel (born April 27, 1942) As a stage actor he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Bernard MacLaverty is a writer He was born in Belfast on 14 September 1942 and lived there until 1975 when he moved to Scotland with his wife Madeline and four children (Ciara Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. One of two men named Lee Dorman (born September 15, 1942) is an American bass guitarist who played with Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Desmond Michael "Des" Lynam OBE (born 17 September 1942 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland) is a presenter on British television and Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Freda Charcelia Payne (born September 19 1945 in Detroit Michigan) is an African-American Singer and actress best known Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians David Joel Stern (born on September 22, 1942 in New York City, New York) is the current commissioner of the National Basketball Association Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Ilkka Johannes Lipsanen (born September 24, 1942, Pori) also known as Danny, is a Finnish singer and guitarist Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942) is an American Actor. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Madeline Kahn ( September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles 1999)
  • Ian McShane, English actor
  • Jean-Luc Ponty, French jazz violinist
• September 30 - Frankie Lymon, American singer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ian McShane (born September 29 1942) is a Golden Globe -winning English Actor. Jean-Luc Ponty (born September 29, 1942, Avranches, France) is a virtuoso French Violinist and Jazz Composer Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Franklin Joseph "Frankie" Lymon ( September 30, 1942 &ndash February 27, 1968) was an African-American Rock and 1968)
• October 1 - Gunther Wallraff, German investigative journalist
• October 6
  • Britt Ekland, Swedish actress
  • Fred Travalena, American comedian and impressionist
• October 7 - Ronald Baecker, American computer scientist
• October 11 - Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor
• October 12 - Melvin Franklin, American musician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Günter Wallraff (born October 1, 1942 in Burscheid near Cologne) is a famous German writer and undercover journalist. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Britt Ekland (born 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Actress, long resident in the United Kingdom Fred Travalena is an American Entertainer, specializing in Comedy and impersonations He was born on October 6, 1942 in Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Dr Ron Baecker (born October 7, 1942) is a tenured Professor of Computer Science (cross-appointed to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Melvin Franklin (born David Melvin English October 12 1942 &ndash February 23 1995) was an American bass Singer 1995)
• October 13 - Jerry Jones, American football team owner
• October 14 - Evelio Javier, Filipino politician, lawyer, and civil servant (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Jerral "Jerry" Jones (born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Evelio Bellaflor Javier ( October 14, 1942 - February 11, 1986) was a Filipino lawyer civil servant politician and an oppositionist 1986)
• October 15
  • Penny Marshall, American actress, producer and director
  • Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, American Hindu guru and pontiff of Kauai's Hindu monastery on Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Penny Marshall (born October 15, 1942) is an American Golden Globe-nominated actress producer and director Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami (1942-) was born in Berkeley California, on October 15 1942.
• October 19 - Andrew Vachss, American author and attorney
• October 20
  • Earl Hindman, American actor (d. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Andrew Henry Vachss (born 1942) is an American Crime fiction Author, child protection consultant and Attorney exclusively representing Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Earl John Hindman ( October 20, 1942 &ndash December 29, 2003) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character 2003)
  • Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• October 21 - Elvin Bishop, American musician
• October 22 - Annette Funicello, American actress
• October 23 - Michael Crichton, American author
• October 26
  • Bob Hoskins, British actor
  • Chelcie Ross, American actor
• October 29 - Bob Ross, American painter and television presenter (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (born October 20, 1942 in Magdeburg) is a German Biologist who won the Albert Lasker Award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Elvin Bishop (born October 21 1942, Glendale, California) is an American Blues and Rock and roll Musician Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtən, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Chelcie Ross (born 26 October 1942) is an American Character actor. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Bob Norman Ross (October 29 1942 – July 4 1995 was an American painter and Television host 1995)
• October 31 - David Ogden Stiers, American voice-over artist

November-December

• November 1
  • Larry Flynt, American publisher
  • Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
• November 2 - Stefanie Powers, American actress
• November 8
  • Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican jockey
  • Fernando Sorrentino, Argentine writer
• November 10
  • Robert F. Engle, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss Federal Councilor
• November 13 - John P. Hammond, American singer
• November 15 - Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born pianist and conductor
• November 17 - Martin Scorsese, American film director
• November 18
  • Linda Evans, American actress
  • Susan Sullivan, American actress
• November 20 - Joe Biden, U. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse David Ogden Stiers (born October 31, 1942) is an American Actor, Voice actor and Musician, noted for his role in the Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Larry Claxton Flynt Jr (born November 1, 1942) is an American Publisher and the head of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz on November 2, 1942) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Angel Cordero Jr born ( November 8, 1942 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is one of the leading Thoroughbred Horse racing Fernando Sorrentino is an Argentine writer born in Buenos Aires on November 8, 1942. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Robert Fry Engle III (born November 10, 1942) is an American Economist and the winner of the 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942 is a Swiss politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (since 2003 Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St John P Hammond (born John Paul Hammond, 13 November 1942, New York) (often mistakenly known as "John Hammond Jr" which Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad on November 18 1942 in Hartford Connecticut) is a Golden Globe -winning and Emmy nominated American Actress Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1942 in New York New York) is an American character actress. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, S. Senator from Delaware
• November 22 - Francis K. Butagira, Ugandan ambassador
• November 24 - Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
• November 26 - Khalil Kalfat, Egyptian intellectual and writer
• November 27
  • Henry Carr, American athlete
  • Jimi Hendrix, American musician (d. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Francis K Butagira (born on 22 November, 1942 in Bugamba, Mbarara, Uganda) is currently the Permanent Representative (or Ambassador Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Khalil Kalfat ( Arabic: خليل كلفت (born on November 26, 1942) is a Nubian Egyptian Intellectual, Leftist Activist Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Henry Carr (born November 27, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter 1970)
  • Manolo Blahnik, Spanish shoe designer
• November 28 - Paul Warfield, American football player
• November 29 - Michael Craze, British actor (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manolo Blahnik CBE (born 27 November 1942 in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands) is a Spanish Fashion designer For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Paul Dryden Warfield (born November 28, 1942 in Warren Ohio) was a professional American football Wide receiver in the 1960s and Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Michael Craze ( 29 November, 1942 &ndash 8 December, 1998) was a British actor noted for his role of Ben Jackson, a 1998)
• November 29 - Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone
• December 4 - Gemma Jones, British actress
• December 6 - Peter Handke, Austrian novelist
• December 7 - Peter Tomarken, American game show host (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Philippe Huttenlocher (born November 29, 1942) is a Swiss Baritone. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Gemma Jones (born December 4, 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Peter Handke (born 6 December 1942, in Griffen Austria) is an Avant-garde Austrian Novelist and Playwright Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Peter David Tomarken ( December 7, 1942 March 13, 2006) was an American Television personality primarily known as the 2006)
• December 9 - Dick Butkus, American football player
• December 11 - Donna Mills, American actress
• December 17 - Paul Butterfield, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus (born 9 December 1942) is a former American football player widely regarded as the greatest Linebacker Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Donna Mills (born Donna Jean Miller on December 11 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress perhaps best Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Paul Butterfield ( December 17 1942 – May 4 1987) was an American Blues Harmonica player and Singer 1987)
• December 20 - Bob Hayes, American athlete
• December 21 - Carla Thomas, American singer
• December 23 - Jorma Kaukonen, American musician (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna)
• December 27 - Charmian Carr, American actress
• December 29 - Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor
• December 30
  • Betty Aberlin, American actress
  • Allan Gotthelf, American philosopher
• December 31 - Andy Summers, English guitarist

Date unknown

• Roger Angleton, American murderer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Robert Lee ("Bullet Bob" Hayes ( December 20, 1942 &ndash September 18, 2002) was an Olympic gold-medal sprinter turned star receiver Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Carla Thomas (born December 21 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee) is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr (born December 23, 1940 in Washington D Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Hot Tuna is an American Blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Charmian Carr (born Charmian Farnon December 27, 1942) is best known for her role as Liesl the eldest Von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Rajesh Khanna ( Hindi: राजेश खन्ना Punjabi: ਰਾਜੇਸ਼ ਖੰਨਾ (born Jatin Khanna on December 29, Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Betty Aberlin (born Betty Kay Ageloff December 30, 1942, New York City) is an actress poet and writer Allan Gotthelf (born Brooklyn NY 1942 is Emeritus professor of Philosophy at The College of New Jersey and visiting professor of history and Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist and composer best known for his work in The Police Roger Nicholas Angleton (1942 &ndash February 7, 1998) was an American Murderer. 1998)
• John M. Bennett, American poet
• Dick Stockton, American sports announcer
• George Negus, Australian author, journalist, and television presenter. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) John M Bennett (b 1942 Chicago) is an American experimental text sound and visual poet. Dick Stockton (born in 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Sportscaster. George Edward Negus (born 13 March 1942 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian Author
• probable - Muammar al-Gaddafi, leader of Libya

See also: Category: 1942 births

Deaths

January-June

• January 6 - Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian International Olympic Committee president (b. Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi 1 (معمر القذافي) (born 7 June 1942) also known as Colonel Gaddafi Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Count Henri de Baillet-Latour (more formally Henri comte de Baillet-Latour; March 1, 1876 – January 6, 1942 1876)
• January 14 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and writer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez ( July 29, 1883 &ndash January 14, 1942) better known by his Pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob 1883)
• January 16
  • Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, second youngest son of Queen Victoria (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. The Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert 1 May 1850 &ndash 16 January 1942) was a member of Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1850)
  • Carole Lombard, American actress (air crash) (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated 1908)
• January 22 - Walter Sickert, English Impressionist painter (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Walter Richard Sickert ( May 31, 1860 in Munich, Germany &ndash January 22, 1942 in Bath, England 1860)
• January 26 - Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (suicide) (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Felix Hausdorff ( November 8, 1868 &ndash January 26, 1942) was a German Mathematician who is considered to be one of the founders 1868)
• February 14 - Mirosław Ferić, Polish pilot of the No. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Mirosław Ferić or Ferič ( June 17, 1915 - February 14, 1942) was a Polish fighter pilot a Flying ace of 303 Squadron in Northolt (b. 1915)
• February 19 - Frank Abbandando, American gangster (executed) (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Frank "The Dasher" Abbandando ( July 11, 1910 &ndash February 19, 1942) was a New York contract killer who committed many murders 1910)
• February 22 - Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (suicide with wife) (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Stefan Zweig ( November 28, 1881, Vienna, Austria &ndash February 22, 1942, Petrópolis, Brazil) 1881)
• February 28 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (sinking ship) (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman ( April 23, 1889, Utrecht &ndash February 28, 1942, Java Sea) was a Schout-bij-nacht 1889)
• March 1 - Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American military officer, inventor, and engineer (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Cornelius Vanderbilt III ( September 5, 1873 &ndash March 1, 1942) was a distinguished American military 1873)
• March 1 - George S. Rentz, United States Navy Chaplain and Navy Cross winner (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant George Snavely Rentz ( July 25, 1882 &ndash March 1, 1942) was a United States Navy Chaplain who served during World The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy and the second highest award given for valor. 1882)
• March 8 - José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 1888)
• March 10 - William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Sir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE (2 July 1862 – 10 March 1942 was a British Physicist and Chemist who uniquely shared the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1862)
• March 21 - J.S Woodsworth, Canadian politician (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. James Shaver Woodsworth ( July 29, 1874 &ndash March 21, 1942) was a pioneer in the Canadian social democratic movement 1874)
• April 15 - Robert Musil, Austrian-born novelist (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Robert Musil born Robert Edler von Musil ( November 6, 1880, Klagenfurt, Austria &ndash 1880)
• April 16 - Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, granddaughter of Queen Victoria
• April 17 - Jean Baptiste Perrin, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria 1 September 1878 – 16 April 1942) was a member of the British Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Jean Baptiste Perrin ( September 30, 1870 &ndash April 17, 1942) was a French Physicist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1870)
• April 18 - Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and socialite (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney ( January 9 1875 &ndash April 18 1942) was an American sculptor art patron and collector and founder 1875)
• April 24 - Deenanath Mangeshkar, Indian singer and composer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Dinanath Mangeshkar ( Devanagari: दीनानाथ मंगेशकर) ( December 29, 1900 - April 24, 1942) was a 1900)
• May 2 - Jose Abad Santos, Filipino chief justice of the Supreme Court (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. For the municipality in the Philippines see Jose Abad Santos Davao del Sur. A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some Jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction's 1886)
• May 3 - Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Thorvald August Marinus Stauning ( 26 October 1873 – 3 May 1942) was the first Social Democrat Prime Minister of Denmark The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. 1873)
• May 7 - Felix Weingartner, Yugoslavian conductor (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Paul Felix von Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg 1863)
• May 27 - Chen Duxiu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Chronology October 9 1879 Birth in Anqing, Anhui. 1879 to 1901 Early life and education in China 1879)
• May 29 - John Barrymore, American actor (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest 1882)
• May 29 - Akiko Yosano, Japanese author, poet (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the 1878)
• June 4 - Reinhard Heydrich, chief of the Nazi Reich Main Security Office and Reich governor of Bohemia and Moravia (assassinated) (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief 1904)
• June 7 - Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Alan Dower Blumlein ( June 29, 1903 in Hampstead, London – June 7, 1942) was an Electronics Engineer 1903)
• June 30 - William Henry Jackson, American photographer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper See Honoré Jackson for the Canadian revolutionary William Henry Jackson ( April 4[[ 843]] - June 30[[ 942]] was an American 1843)

July-December

• July 15 - Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino politician and resistance leader (bayoneted to death) (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Wenceslao Quinito Vinzons ( September 28, 1910 — July 15, 1942) was a Filipino Politician and a leader of the armed 1910)
• July 23 - Adam Czerniakow, Polish engineer and senator (suicide) (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Adam Czerniaków (1880 &ndash July 23, 1942) was a Polish-Jewish engineer and senator born in Warsaw, Poland. 1880)
• July 26 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Roberto Arlt ( Buenos Aires, April 2, 1900 &ndash July 26, 1942) was an Argentine short-story writer novelist and playwright 1900)
• July 28 - William Matthew Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie FRS ( 3 June 1853 &ndash 28 July 1942) known as Flinders Petrie, was an 1853)
• August 3 - Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Richard Martin Willstätter ( August 13, 1872 – August 3, 1942) was a German Organic chemist whose study of the structure The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1872)
• August 25- Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth eldest son of King George V
• September 14 - Ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the The Prince George Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund 20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Ezra Seymour Gosney ( November 6, 1855 &ndash September 14, 1942) was an American Philanthropist and eugenicist 1855)
• September 29 - Gene Stack, first player from a major league roster to be drafted during WWII and also the first to die in service (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Eugene Stack (1920 - 1942 was a Pitcher in Minor league baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox organization 1920)
• October 23 - Ralph Rainger, American composer and Hollywood songwriter (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Ralph Rainger ( October 7 1901 – October 23 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films 1901)
• November 1 - Hugo Distler, German composer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Hugo Distler ( June 24, 1908 – November 1, 1942) was a German Composer. 1908)
• November 5 - George M. Cohan, American songwriter and entertainer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) George Michael Cohan ( July 3, 1878 &ndash November 5, 1942) was a United States Entertainer, Playwright, 1878)
• November 12 - Laura Hope Crews, stage & film actress (aunt PittyPat), (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Laura Hope Crews ( San Francisco, December 12, 1879 — November 12, 1942 in New York City) was a Character actress 1879)
• November 19 - Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (shot) (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Bruno Schulz ( July 12, 1892 &ndash November 19, 1942) was a Polish Writer, graphic artist and literary 1892)
• November 21 - Leopold Graf Berchtold, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf Berchtold (in English Count Leopold Anthony John Sigismund Joseph Corsinus Ferdinand von Berchtold, in Hungarian 1863)
• December 7 - Orland Steen Loomis, Governor-elect of Wisconsin (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Orland Steen Loomis ( November 2, 1893 &ndash December 7, 1942) was an American lawyer and governor-elect of Wisconsin 1893)
• December 22 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Franz Boas ( July 9, 1858 &ndash December 21, 1942) was a German - American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern 1858)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - not awarded
• Chemistry - not awarded
• Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - not awarded
• Peace - not awarded

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1942
• List of ship commissionings in 1942
• List of ship decommissionings in 1942
• List of shipwrecks in 1942

Notes

1. ^ Rense, Jeff. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1942. The list of ship commissionings in 1942 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1942. The list of ship decommissionings in 1942 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1942. The list of shipwrecks in 1942 includes all ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1942 Jeff Rense is an American Conspiracy theorist and radio talk-show host of the Jeff Rense Program, broadcast on US Satellite radio via Genesis The Battle of L.A.. Retrieved on 2008-01-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC
2. ^ "Year by Year 1942" -- History Channel International

External links

• 1942 Coin Pictures

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