1942
Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress
Barbara Parkins is a Canadian-American former actress, singer, dancer and photographer.
Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress
The 1940s
Explore 4729 historical events from 1940–1949.
1942
Richard Oakes, Native American civil rights activist (died 1972)
Richard Oakes was a Mohawk American Indian activist and academic. He spurred American Indian studies in university curricula and is credited for helping to change US federal govern…
Richard Oakes, Native American civil rights activist (died 1972)
1942
World War II: The Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the…
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: The Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the…
1942
Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by popul…
Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.
1942
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its Axis allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalin…
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven…
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven…
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards…
The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons took place on 24–25 August 1942 and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the second major engagement fo…
World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards…
1942
Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
Gabriel Liiceanu is a Romanian philosopher.
Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
1942
Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager
Aron "Ali" Bacher is a former South African Test cricket captain and an administrator of the United Cricket Board of South Africa.
Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager
1942
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver (died 2021)
Hannu Olavi Mikkola was a Finnish champion world rally driver. He was a seven-time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver (died 2021)
1942
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
Ichirō Ozawa is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 2026, representing Iwate Prefecture.. He is often dubbed the "Shadow Shōg…
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
1942
Lee Baca, American police officer
Leroy David "Lee" Baca is a former American law enforcement officer and convicted felon who served as the 30th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from 1998 to 2014. In 2017,…
Lee Baca, American police officer
1942
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the…
The Battle of Milne Bay, also known as Operation RE or the Battle of Rabi (ラビの戦い) by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese naval infantry, kn…
World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the…
1942
The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to…
The Holocaust saw the systematic mass murder of Jews in the Reichskommissariat Ukraine, the General Government, the Crimean General Government and some areas which were located to …
The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to…
1942
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva…
Łachwa Ghetto was a Nazi ghetto in Łachwa, Nazi German-occupied Poland during World War II. The ghetto was created with the aim of persecution and exploitation of the local Jews. T…
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva…
1942
World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare…
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare…
1942
World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
The Special Naval Landing Forces were naval infantry units in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), and were a part of the IJN land forces. They saw extensive service in the Second Sin…
World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
1942
Piers Courage, English racing driver (died 1970)
Piers Raymond Courage was a British racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1967 to 1970.
Piers Courage, English racing driver (died 1970)
1942
Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Roger Norman Freeman, Baron Freeman, PC was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet of Prime Mini…
Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1942
Robin Widdows, English racing driver
Robin Michael Widdows is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Three and sportscars including Le Mans.
Robin Widdows, English racing driver
1942
Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
Pierre Bourque is a Canadian businessman and politician in Quebec. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.
Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
1942
Kevin Conway, American actor and director (died 2020)
Kevin Brian Conway was an American actor and film director.
Kevin Conway, American actor and director (died 2020)
1942
World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
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World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
1942
World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive…
The Battle of Madagascar was an Allied campaign to capture the Vichy French−controlled island Madagascar during World War II. The seizure of the island by the British was to deny M…
World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive…