May 12th (1942) was a Tuesday. It's the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 233 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th May, 1942
» World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
» World War II: The U.S. Tanker (ship) e.g tanker 'List of shipwrecks in May 1942 12 May known as Virginia' is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German U-Boat U-507.
» The Holocaust: 1,500 Jews are sent to gas chambers in Auschwitz.
Famous Birthdays on May 12 in 1942
» Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Blockheads and Kilburn and the High Roads) (d. 2000)
» Michel Fugain, French singer-songwriter
» Billy Swan, American singer-songwriter
» Dragoljub Velimirović, Serbian chess player (d. 2014)
May 12th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Blessed Imelda
» Joan, Princess of Portugal e.g Blessed Joan of Portugal
» Crispoldus
» Dominic de la Calzada
» Epiphanius of Salamis
» Gregory Dix (Church of England)
» Saint Modoald named Modoald
» Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
» Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)
» Philip of Agira
» May 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Flag days in Finland or Day of the Finnish Identity (Finland)
» International Nurses Day
» Chronic fatigue syndrome Awareness day e.g International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day