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What Happened In February 1942 In History

Historical Events for February, 1942

  • 1st » World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Prime Minister of Norway Minister President of the Quisling regime National Government.
  • 1st » World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II called Pacific Theater.
  • 1st » Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the Federal government of the United States called United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
  • 6th » World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Thailand.
  • 8th » World War II: Empire of Japan or Japan Battle of Singapore or invades Singapore.
  • 9th » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
  • 9th » Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
  • 10th » The first Music recording sales certification named gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
  • 11th » World War II: The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
  • 14th » Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
  • 15th » World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Empire of Japan Japanese forces, the United Kingdom British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 British Indian Army Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of wa
  • 18th » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army begins the Sook Ching massacre called systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore.
  • 19th » World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes Bombing of Darwin or attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, Northern Territory called Darwin killing 243 people.
  • 19th » World War II: President of the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Executive order (United States) executive order Executive Order 9066 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese American inter
  • 22nd » World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.
  • 23rd » World War II: Empire of Japan Japanese submarines Bombardment of Ellwood fire artillery shells at the California coastline near Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara.
  • 24th » The Battle of Los Angeles, one of the largest documented UFO sightings in history; the event lasted into the early hours of February 25.
  • 24th » An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Government of Canada named Canadian federal government the power to Japanese Canadian internment called intern all "persons of Japanese racial origin".
  • 27th » World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an American-British-Dutch-Australian Command or Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies.
  • 28th » The heavy cruiser USS Houston CA-30 6 is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMAS Perth D29 6 which lost 375 men.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1942

  • 1st » Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1st » Masa Saito, Japanese wrestler
  • 1st » Muna Wassef, Syrian actress
  • 2nd » Bo Hopkins, American actor
  • 2nd » Graham Nash, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Hollies, Crosby & Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
  • 2nd » Jang Sung-taek, North Korean politician (d. 2013)
  • 4th » Len Wood, Canadian politician
  • 5th » Roger Staubach, American football player
  • 5th » Susan Hill, English author
  • 5th » Cory Wells, American singer (Three Dog Night)
  • 6th » Sarah Brady, American activist
  • 6th » Charlie Coles, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
  • 6th » Ahmad-Jabir Ahmadov Ismail oghlu, Azerbaijani philosopher and educator
  • 6th » James Loewen, American sociologist and historian
  • 6th » Tommy Roberts (designer) known as Tommy Roberts, English fashion designer (d. 2012)
  • 6th » Valentina Titova, Russian actress
  • 8th » Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer
  • 8th » Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (Bruce & Terry) (d. 2004)
  • 8th » Bob Munden, American target shooter (d. 2012)
  • 9th » Carole King, American singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 10th » Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook, English businessman and politician
  • 12th » David Aukin, English lawyer, producer, and manager
  • 12th » Ehud Barak, Israeli politician, 10th Prime Minister of Israel
  • 12th » Pat Dobson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
  • 12th » Lionel Grigson, English pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1994)
  • 12th » Norma Major, English wife of John Major, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • 13th » Carol Lynley, American actress
  • 13th » Peter Tork, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (The Monkees)
  • 13th » Donald E. Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
  • 14th » Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
  • 14th » Andrew Robinson (actor) or Andrew Robinson, American actor
  • 14th » Ricardo Rodríguez (Formula One) or Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1962)
  • 14th » Piotr Szczepanik, Polish singer and actor
  • 15th » Leslie Griffiths, English minister and politician
  • 15th » Sherry Jackson, American actress
  • 16th » Richard Williams (tennis coach) known as Richard Williams, American tennis coach
  • 17th » Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (d. 1989)
  • 18th » John Hughes (footballer born 1942) named John Hughes, Welsh footballer
  • 19th » Paul Krause (football player) e.g Paul Krause, American football player
  • 19th » Howard Stringer, Welsh-American businessman
  • 20th » Phil Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 20th » Charlie Gillett, English radio host (d. 2010)
  • 20th » Mitch McConnell, American politician
  • 20th » Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
  • 20th » Arbo Valdma, Estonian pianist and educator
  • 21st » Magnus Linklater, Scottish journalist
  • 21st » Tony Martin (professor) or Tony Martin, Trinidadian-American historian and educator (d. 2013)
  • 21st » Margarethe von Trotta, German actress and director
  • 22nd » Christine Keeler, English model and dancer
  • 24th » Colin Bond, Australian race car driver
  • 24th » Paul Jones (singer) e.g Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor (Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, and The Manfreds)
  • 24th » Joe Lieberman, American politician
  • 24th » Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian theorist and philosopher
  • 25th » Karen Grassle, American actress
  • 25th » John Saul, American author
  • 26th » Jozef Adamec, Slovak footballer and manager
  • 27th » Jimmy Burns, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 27th » Michel Forget, Canadian actor
  • 27th » Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
  • 27th » Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist
  • 27th » Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German footballer (d. 2011)
  • 28th » Frank Bonner, American actor
  • 28th » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones) (d. 1969)
  • 28th » Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager

Famous Deaths for February 1942

  • 2nd » Ado Birk, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1883)
  • 2nd » Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (b. 1905)
  • 2nd » Hugh D. McIntosh, Australian businessman (b. 1876)
  • 6th » Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)
  • 7th » Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (b. 1876)
  • 11th » Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist, founded Bajaj Group (b. 1884)
  • 11th » Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1889)
  • 12th » Eugene Esmonde, English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)
  • 12th » Avraham Stern, Polish-Israeli militant leader (b. 1907)
  • 12th » Grant Wood, American painter (b. 1891)
  • 13th » Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian politician, 11th President of Brazil (b. 1865)
  • 13th » Otakar Batlička, Czech journalist and anti-Nazi resistance leaders, murdered at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp (b. 1895)
  • 14th » Adnan bin Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)
  • 18th » Albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1872)
  • 19th » Frank Abbandando, American gangster (b. 1910)
  • 22nd » Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist and author (b. 1881)
  • 28th » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)

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