December 1942 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1942 Gasoline rationed in US
• 02 Dec 1942 1st controlled nuclear chain reaction
• 04 Dec 1942 FDR orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration
• 05 Dec 1942 CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto
• 06 Dec 1942 RAF bombs Philips factory
• 07 Dec 1942 WWII: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
• 08 Dec 1942 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB).
• 10 Dec 1942 North Africa: 5th German Panzer Army forms under Colonel-General von Arnim.
• 11 Dec 1942 Australian / Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia
• 12 Dec 1942 German offensive in South Western Stalingrad.
• 13 Dec 1942 Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader.
• 15 Dec 1942 Massachusetts issues first US vehicular license plate tabs.
• 17 Dec 1942 Allies in London sentence German war criminals.
• 20 Dec 1942 World War II: Bombing of Calcutta by the Japanese.
• 21 Dec 1942 US Supreme court declares Nevada marriage separation legal.
• 22 Dec 1942 World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
• 24 Dec 1942 World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral Francois Darlan in Algiers.
• 25 Dec 1942 Admiral Dalans murderer of Bosinier de la Chapelle, sentenced to death
• 27 Dec 1942 NFL Pro Bowl: NFL All-Stars beats Washington 17-14.
• 28 Dec 1942 Robert Sullivan becomes first pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean 100 times.
• 31 Dec 1942 60 U-boats sunk this month

Famous Birthday

• Robert Hand

  American astrologer, one of the most respected of the 20th century for his books, articles, lectures and research.

• Andy Summers

  English guitarist songwriter and producer (The Police and Zoot Money's Big Roll Band).

• Gemma Jones

  English actress and singer.

• Byron Katie
• Hu Jintao

  Chinese engineer and politician 6th President of China.

• Michael Nesmith

  American musician, a member of the music group "The Monkees.

• Serge July

  French journalist, founder of the daily Libération, director of the journal from 1976 - 2006, and a prominent figure in French politics.

• Jean-Claude Trichet

  French civil servant who was the president of the European Central Bank from 2003 to 2011.

• Reinhard Frédéric Mey
• Edmond Hervé
• Peter Handke

  Austrian avantgarde novelist and playwright, gained attention in the spring of 1966 due to an appearance at a meeting of avant-garde artists...

• Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga
• Gérard Filipelli
• Françoise Durr
• John Casablancas
• Fred Ward

  American actor who, prior to going into little theater, was a member of the U.S.

• Vera Komarkova

  Russian adventurer.

• Robert Quine

  American musician, an influential punk guitarist during the late 20th century despite technically having only two albums to his credit.

• Susan Atkinson

  American nurse, sailor, adventurer and writer.

• Harry Chapin

  American songwriter, balladeer, trumpeter, guitarist.

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Famous Deaths

• Eleanor Everest Freer

  Composer, dies at 78.

• Friedrich Klose

  Composer, dies at 80.

• Jean LXF Darlan

  French Admiral, murdered by gaullists.

• K Balmont

  Writer, dies at 75.

• Vojislav Vuckovic

  Composer, dies at 32.

• Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfield]

  German composer, dies at 63.

• Eduard C "Edo" Fimmen

  Dutch trade union leader, dies at age 61.

• Leendert Round

  sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at age 63.

• Bosinier de la Chapelle

  French murderer of Admiral Darlan, executed at age 24.

• Frank D Adams

  Canadian geologist, dies at age 83.

• Jock Delves Broughton

  British noble (Born 1883).

• Wlodimir Ledochowski

  Austrian-born Polish religious figure (Born 1866).

• Franz Boas

  German-born American anthropologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the founder of the relativistic, culture-centred school of...

• Francois Darlan

  vice-premier of Vichy France (Born 1881).

• Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

  Swedish composer and critic (d. 1942).

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Top #2 songs in the USA

1. Bing Crosby - Moonlight Becomes You
2. Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Moonlight Becomes You