What happened on Monday October 05, 1942?

About October 5th, 1942, in brief:

  • Historical events: On October 5, 1942, Nazi forces massacred approximately 5,000 Jewish residents in Dubno, Russia (now Ukraine), representing a tragic event in the Holocaust's systematic genocide.
  • Day of the week: October 5th, 1942 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • Popular movie: Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky

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October 05, 1942: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 05, 1942:

  • Mass Murder of Jews in Dubno, Ukraine during Holocaust On October 5, 1942, Nazi forces massacred approximately 5,000 Jewish residents in Dubno, Russia (now Ukraine), representing a tragic event in the Holocaust's systematic genocide.
  • Budy Massacre at Auschwitz Sub-Camp At the Auschwitz sub-camp, 90 French-Jewish women were brutally beaten to death by Nazi prison guards, highlighting the extreme cruelty of the Holocaust.
  • Operation Wunderland: German Submarine Losses Operation Wunderland concluded with significant German naval losses. Submarines U-582 and U-619 were depth-charged and sunk southwest of Iceland by an American Catalina and a British Lockheed Hudson aircraft.
  • German Submarine U-336 Sunk A Lockheed Hudson aircraft from No. 269 Squadron RAF successfully sank German submarine U-336 in the Denmark Strait, contributing to the Allied naval campaign during World War II.
  • German Submarine U-359 Commissioned The German Navy commissioned submarine U-359 on October 5, 1942, as part of their ongoing naval operations during World War II.

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October 05, 1942: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was October 05, 1942?


October 05, 1942 was a Monday and it was the 278th day of the year 1942 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 05, 1942 can also be written as 10/5/1942 in the US and as 5/10/1942 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on October 05, 1942?


Famous people born on October 05, 1942:

  • Laurence Foley

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  • Johanna Siguroardottir

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  • Bernice Johnson Reagon

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  • Adam Hochschild

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October 05, 1942: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 05, 1942:

  • Dorothea Klumpke

    American astronomer and academic (d. 1942).

  • Giuseppe Cassioli
  • Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Miljutin

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October 05, 1942: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 5th is Libra.

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October 05, 1942: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 05, 1942 is Horse and the associated element is Water.

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October 05, 1942: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 05, 1942 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 05, 1942 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 05, 1942 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 12% full, rising at 02:05 am and setting at 04:50 pm.

The previous full moon was on Sep 24, 1942 while the next full moon would come on Oct 24, 1942.

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How old is someone born on October 05, 1942?


Someone born on October 05, 1942 is:

82 years 6 months old,

or 990 months and 28 days old,

or 4308 weeks and 5 days old,

or 30161 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 05, 1942?

There are 155 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday October 5th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 05, 1942?

You belong to the Silent Generation if you were born on October 05, 1942.

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