What Happened In December 1942 In History

Historical Events for December, 1942

• 2nd » World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the Chicago Pile-1 called first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
• 12th » World War II: German troops begin Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encirclement or encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.
• 15th » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
• 20th » World War II: Imperial Japanese Air Force Japanese air forces bomb Kolkata Calcutta, British Raj India.
• 22nd » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
• 24th » World War II: France e.g French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.
• 27th » The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1942

• 1st » Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Egypt) called Minister of Foreign Affairs for Egypt
• 1st » John Crowley, American author and academic
• 2nd » Tim Boswell, English farmer and politician
• 2nd » Anna G. Jónasdóttir or Anna Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist
• 3rd » Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Alice Schwarzer, German journalist, founded 'EMMA (magazine) known as EMMA Magazine'
• 3rd » David K. Shipler, American journalist and author
• 4th » Gemma Jones, English actress
• 6th » Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
• 6th » Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter (Bread (band) called Bread and The Pleasure Fair)
• 7th » Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
• 7th » Alex Johnson, American baseball player
• 7th » Peter Tomarken, American game show host and producer (d. 2006)
• 9th » Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1997)
• 9th » Dick Butkus, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
• 9th » David Harsent, English author, poet, and academic
• 9th » Joe McGinniss, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
• 10th » Ann Gloag, Scottish nurse and businesswoman
• 11th » Anna Carteret, Indian-English actress
• 12th » Morris Sadek, Egyptian-American lawyer and activist
• 12th » Brough Scott, English jockey and journalist
• 13th » Howard Brenton, English playwright and screenwriter
• 13th » Anna Eshoo, American politician
• 14th » Chris Harris (actor) known as Chris Harris, English actor and director (d. 2014)
• 14th » Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Frost) (d. 2014)
• 15th » Kathleen Blanco, American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana
• 15th » Dave Clark (musician) called Dave Clark, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Dave Clark Five)
• 15th » Geoffrey Davies, English actor
• 16th » Donald Carcieri, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island
• 16th » Eugene Robert Glazer, American actor
• 17th » Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, 7th List of heads of state of Nigeria named Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• 17th » Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)
• 18th » Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor
• 19th » Rufus (actor) named Rufus, French actor
• 19th » Cornell Dupree, American guitarist (d. 2011)
• 19th » Dennis E. Fitch, American pilot (d. 2012)
• 20th » Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan
• 20th » Jean-Claude Trichet, French banker and economist
• 21st » Reinhard Mey, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 21st » Anthony Summers, Irish author
• 21st » Carla Thomas, American singer
• 22nd » Jerry Koosman, American baseball player
• 22nd » Dick Parry, English saxophonist (Jokers Wild (band) called Jokers Wild)
• 23rd » Quentin Bryce, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia
• 23rd » John Peterman, American businessman, founded The J. Peterman Company
• 24th » Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor and painter
• 24th » Doan Viet Hoat, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist
• 25th » Françoise Dürr, Algerian-French tennis player
• 25th » Barbara Follett (politician) e.g Barbara Follett, Jamaican-English politician
• 25th » Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 26th » Vinicio Cerezo, Guatemalan politician, 28th President of Guatemala
• 26th » Catherine Coulter, American author
• 26th » Gray Davis, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of California
• 26th » Dan Massey, American activist and author (d. 2013)
• 27th » Byron Browne, American baseball player
• 27th » Charmian Carr, American actress and singer
• 27th » Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston
• 27th » Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
• 28th » Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist
• 29th » Dinah Christie, English-Canadian actress and singer
• 29th » Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Band) (d. 1999)
• 29th » Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor, singer, and producer (d. 2012)
• 29th » Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Honduran cardinal
• 30th » Betty Aberlin, American actress
• 30th » Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist
• 30th » Guy Edwards, English race car driver
• 30th » Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Monkees and First National Band)
• 30th » Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician
• 30th » Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician
• 30th » Fred Ward, American actor and singer
• 31st » Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th Spouses of the Presidents of Indonesia known as First Gentleman of Indonesia (d. 2013)

Famous Deaths for December 1942

• 4th » Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (b. 1885)
• 5th » Jock Delves Broughton, English captain (b. 1883)
• 13th » Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Austrian-Polish religious leader, 26th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1866)
• 22nd » Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (b. 1858)
• 24th » François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1881)
• 28th » Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (b. 1869)

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