Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard Heydrich Fatally Wounded in Prague, May 27, 1942
Date: May 27, 1942
Date: May 27, 1942
World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507. Date: May 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Capture Batavia in…
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad. Date: August 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Japanese Submarines Shell Sydney and Newcastle, June 8, 1942Allied Forces Halt Final Axis Advance into Egypt,…
The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished. Date: July 1, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Created in…
World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign. Date: May 10, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Second Battle of Kharkov Begins in Eastern Ukraine, May 12,…
World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. Date: February 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard Heydrich Fatally Wounded in Prague,…
World War II: Japan invades Singapore. Date: February 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Voice of America Begins Broadcasting to Axis Powers February 1, 1942Japanese Navy Attacks Colombo, Sinks HMS Cornwall and Dorsetshire,…