September 5th (1942) was a Saturday. It's the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 5th September, 1942
» World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Battle of Milne Bay or Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.
Famous Birthdays on September 5 in 1942
» Denise Fabre, French television host
» Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
» Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995)
September 5th Famous Deaths for 1942
» François de Labouchère, French soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
September 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named feast day:
» Bertin
» Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
» Genebald
» Zechariah (priest) Zechariah and Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elisabeth (Anglican Church Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Gregorio Aglipay (Episcopal Church (USA))
» September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest date on which Jeûne genevois can fall, while September 11 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday after the first Sunday of September. (Canton of Geneva)
» Jupiter Stator, commemorates that Jupiter (mythology) e.g Jupiter helped Romulus to stop the Sabines or Sabine invasion under Titus Tatius. (Roman Empire)