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What Happened In October 1942 In History

Historical Events for October, 1942

  • 1st » USS Grouper SS-214 6 torpedoes 'Lisbon Maru' not knowing she is carrying British prisoner of war PoWs from Hong Kong
  • 1st » First flight of the Bell Aircraft called Bell XP-59 "Aircomet".
  • 2nd » World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks her own escort ship, HMS Curacoa D41 6, off the coast of Ireland.
  • 3rd » Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /V-2 rocket e.g A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.
  • 6th » World War II: The October Actions along the Matanikau (September – October 1942) or Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.
  • 7th » World War II: The October Actions along the Matanikau (September – October 1942) or Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.
  • 9th » Statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.
  • 10th » The Soviet Union establishes diplomatic relations with Australia.
  • 11th » World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
  • 12th » World War II: Japanese ships retreat after their defeat in the Battle of Cape Esperance with the Japanese commander, Aritomo Gotō dying from wounds suffered in the battle and two Japanese destroyers sunk by Allies of World War II known as Allied air atta
  • 23rd » World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein: At El Alamein in northern Egypt, the British Eighth Army (United Kingdom) Eighth Army under Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Field Marshal Montgomery begins a critical offensive to expel
  • 23rd » All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner are killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber near Palm Springs, California. Amongst the victims is award-winning composer and songwriter Ralph Rainger ("Thanks for t
  • 23rd » World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on October 26.
  • 26th » World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, USS Hornet (CV-8) known as 'Hornet', is sunk and another aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CV-6) called 'Enterprise', is heavily damaged, whi
  • 28th » The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • 30th » Lt. Tony Fasson, Able Seaman Colin Grazier and canteen assistant Tommy Brown (GM) Tommy Brown from HMS Petard G56 6 board German submarine U-559 'U-559', retrieving material which would lead to the decryption of the German Enigma code.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1942

  • 1st » Herb Fame, American singer (Peaches & Herb)
  • 1st » Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver
  • 1st » Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)
  • 1st » David Stancliffe, English bishop
  • 1st » Günter Wallraff, German journalist
  • 2nd » Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2012)
  • 3rd » Alan Rachins, American actor
  • 4th » Ave Alavainu, Estonian poet
  • 4th » Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer-songwriter (Sweet Honey in the Rock)
  • 4th » Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1967)
  • 4th » Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician, 24th Prime Minister of Iceland
  • 4th » Christopher Stone (actor) e.g Christopher Stone, American actor (d. 1995)
  • 5th » Billy Scott (singer) or Billy Scott, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
  • 5th » Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations and The Monitors (American band) called The Monitors) (d. 2013)
  • 6th » Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer
  • 7th » Joy Behar, American talk show host and actress
  • 9th » Michael Palmer (novelist) known as Michael Palmer, American physician and author (d. 2013)
  • 10th » Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 2013)
  • 11th » Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor, singer, and producer
  • 12th » Melvin Franklin, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1995)
  • 12th » Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress and singer
  • 13th » Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
  • 13th » Bob Bailey (baseball) called Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager
  • 13th » Jerry Jones, American businessman
  • 13th » Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer
  • 13th » Pamela Tiffin, American actress
  • 14th » Evelio Javier, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 1986)
  • 14th » Péter Nádas, Hungarian author and playwright
  • 15th » Harold W. Gehman, Jr., American admiral
  • 15th » Penny Marshall, American actress, director, and producer
  • 15th » Hilo Chen, Taiwanese-born American painter
  • 17th » Steve Jones (basketball) e.g Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 18th » Gianfranco Ravasi, Italian cardinal
  • 19th » Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author
  • 20th » Earl Hindman, American actor (d. 2003)
  • 20th » Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate
  • 20th » Bart Zoet, Dutch cyclist (d. 1992)
  • 21st » Elvin Bishop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 21st » Allan Grice, Australian race car driver
  • 21st » Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
  • 21st » Judith Sheindlin, American judge and television host
  • 21st » Christopher A. Sims, American econometrician and macroeconomist, Nobel Prize in Economics e.g Nobel Prize laureate
  • 22nd » Count Christian of Rosenborg (d. 2013)
  • 22nd » Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Bobby Fuller Four) (d. 1966)
  • 22nd » Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
  • 23rd » Michael Crichton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
  • 23rd » Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager
  • 23rd » Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and activist, founder of The Body Shop (d. 2007)
  • 24th » Ruthann Aron, American politician
  • 24th » Maggie Blye, American actress
  • 24th » Ian Collins (footballer) or Ian Collins, Australian footballer and coach
  • 24th » Frank Delaney, Irish journalist and author
  • 24th » Don Francis, American epidemiologist
  • 24th » Don Gant, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1987)
  • 24th » Judy Manning, American politician
  • 24th » Rafael Cordero Santiago, Puerto Rician politician, 132nd List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico known as Mayor of Ponce (d. 2004)
  • 24th » Fernando Vallejo, Colombian biologist and author
  • 26th » Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (d. 2014)
  • 26th » Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clube da Esquina)
  • 26th » Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
  • 26th » Jonathan Williams (racing driver) or Jonathan Williams, English race car driver
  • 27th » Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter
  • 27th » Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish journalist and politician
  • 28th » Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian footballer (d. 2012)
  • 28th » Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater
  • 29th » Melora Harte, American voice actress and screenwriter
  • 29th » Bob Ross, American painter and television host (d. 1995)
  • 30th » Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer and historian
  • 31st » Eduardo Castrillo, Filipino sculptor
  • 31st » Dave McNally, American baseball player (d. 2002)
  • 31st » David Ogden Stiers, American actor and singer

Famous Deaths for October 1942

  • 1st » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
  • 8th » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
  • 18th » Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. 1862)
  • 23rd » Ralph Rainger, American pianist and composer (b. 1901)
  • 27th » Helmuth Hübener, German activist (b. 1925)
  • 30th » Walter Buckmaster, English polo player (b. 1872)

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