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What Happened In July 1942 In History

Historical Events for July, 1942

  • 1st » World War II: First Battle of El Alamein.
  • 1st » The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished.
  • 4th » World War II: the 250 day Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42) or Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis powers or Axis forces.
  • 10th » Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
  • 18th » World War II: the Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
  • 19th » World War II: Battle of the Atlantic Kriegsmarine German Grand admiral Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic Ocean Atlantic coast positions in response to the effective American convoy system.
  • 22nd » The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
  • 22nd » The Holocaust named Holocaust: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins.
  • 23rd » The Holocaust: The Treblinka extermination camp called Treblinka extermination camp is opened.
  • 23rd » World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
  • 23rd » Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
  • 25th » Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the Nazism called Nazis.
  • 27th » World War II: Allies of World War II Allied forces First Battle of El Alamein successfully halt the final Axis powers Axis advance into Egypt.
  • 28th » World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227 in response to alarming Nazi Germany called German advances into the Soviet Union. Under the order all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tr

Famous Birthdays on July in 1942

  • 1st » Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress
  • 1st » Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter and pastor
  • 1st » Julia Higgins, English chemist and academic
  • 2nd » John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar
  • 2nd » Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico
  • 2nd » George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld, Scottish politician
  • 3rd » Eddy Mitchell, French singer-songwriter and actor (Les Chaussettes Noires)
  • 3rd » Paco Stanley, Mexican actor (d. 1999)
  • 4th » Hal Lanier, American baseball player, coach, and manager
  • 4th » Floyd Little, American football player and coach
  • 4th » Stefan Meller, French-Polish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (d. 2008)
  • 4th » Prince Michael of Kent
  • 4th » Peter Rowan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Earth Opera and Old and in the Way)
  • 5th » Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager
  • 7th » Carmen Duncan, Australian actress
  • 8th » Phil Gramm, American economist and politician
  • 8th » Janice Pennington, American model and actress, co-founded the Hollywood Film Festival
  • 9th » David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, English engineer and politician
  • 9th » Richard Roundtree, American actor
  • 9th » Edy Williams, American actress
  • 10th » Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (Rainbow (British band) Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio (band) Dio, Heaven & Hell (band) Heaven & Hell, and Elf (band) Elf) (d. 2010)
  • 10th » Pyotr Klimuk, Belarusian general, pilot, and astronaut
  • 10th » Sixto Rodriguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 12th » Roy Palmer (cricketer) known as Roy Palmer, English cricketer and umpire
  • 12th » Billy Smith (rugby league) or Billy Smith, Australian rugby player
  • 12th » Tam White, Scottish singer and actor (d. 2010)
  • 13th » Harrison Ford, American actor and producer
  • 13th » Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds and Chad Mitchell Trio)
  • 14th » Ken Hutcherson, American football player (d. 2013)
  • 14th » Javier Solana, Spanish physicist and politician, List of Foreign Ministers of Spain named Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
  • 15th » Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (d. 2005)
  • 15th » Mil Máscaras, Mexican wrestler and actor
  • 16th » Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister
  • 16th » Frank Field (politician) known as Frank Field, English politician
  • 17th » Gale Garnett, New Zealand-Canadian singer and actress
  • 17th » Connie Hawkins, American basketball player
  • 17th » Don Kessinger, American baseball player and manager
  • 17th » Peter Sissons, English journalist
  • 18th » Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician, 84th President of the Swiss Confederation
  • 18th » Bobby Susser, American songwriter and producer
  • 18th » Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (d. 2006)
  • 20th » Ron Bowden, Australian politician
  • 20th » Pete Hamilton, American race car racer
  • 20th » Stephenie McMillan, English set decorator (d. 2013)
  • 21st » Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • 22nd » Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, English-Australian politician (d. 2012)
  • 22nd » Peter Habeler, Austrian mountaineer
  • 23rd » Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian journalist and politician, Lord Mayor of Brisbane
  • 23rd » Madeline Bell, American singer-songwriter (Blue Mink)
  • 23rd » Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (d. 2013)
  • 23rd » Dimitris Liantinis, Greek philosopher and author (d. 1998)
  • 24th » Heinz (singer) e.g Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Tornados) (d. 2000)
  • 24th » David Miner (musician) called David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Great Society (band) e.g The Great Society)
  • 24th » Chris Sarandon, American actor
  • 25th » Bruce Woodley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Seekers)
  • 26th » Vladimír Mečiar, Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia
  • 26th » Teddy Pilette, Belgian race car driver
  • 27th » Édith Butler, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 27th » John Pleshette, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 27th » Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
  • 28th » Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster
  • 28th » Tonia Marketaki, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 1994)
  • 29th » Tony Sirico, American actor
  • 30th » Pollyanna Pickering, English environmentalist and painter

Famous Deaths for July 1942

  • 1st » Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish author and poet (b. 1857)
  • 7th » Thomas Xenakis, Greek gymnast (b. 1875)
  • 15th » Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1910)
  • 23rd » Adam Czerniaków, Polish engineer and politician (b. 1880)
  • 23rd » Andy Ducat, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
  • 25th » Fred Englehardt, American triple jumper (b. 1879)
  • 26th » Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)
  • 28th » Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1853)

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