Nikola Vaptsarov Executed by Firing Squad July 23, 1942
Date: July 23, 1942
Date: July 23, 1942
World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. Date: August 17, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 17 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942French POW General Henri Giraud Escapes KΓΆnigstein Fortress – April 17, 1942World War…
Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy. Date: August 22, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 22 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942MV Struma Torpedoed, 791 Romanian Jewish Refugees Killed, February 24, 1942Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle Assassinated FranΓ§ois…
World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany. Date: May 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Battle of Stalingrad: German 6th Army Captures 90% of City, November…
World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession. Date: March 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 31 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942FBI Convicts 33 in Duquesne Spy Ring, January 2, 1942Norwegian Manifesto Calls for…
The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins the deportation of 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to extermination camps. Date: July 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 15 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Benxihu Colliery Accident Kills 1,549 Chinese Miners, April…
World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory. Date: November 15, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 15 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Conquest of Burma Begins, January 19, 1942Roosevelt Creates…