Date: February 9, 1942
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World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later. Date: May 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Mexico Enters World War…
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life. Date: September 12, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today)…
World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier ShΕhΕ; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. Date: May 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia…
World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army. Date: March 8, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire Kills 492 in Boston, November 28, 1942World…
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River. Date: September 23, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 23 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Nazi Germany Begins ΕΓ³dΕΊ Ghetto Deportations to…
The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. Date: July 18, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 18 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: Japanese Attack Tarakan, Borneo, Netherlands Indies,…