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World War II

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Events

• February 25 - Princess Elizabeth registers for war service
• April 5 - World War II: Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Royal Navy Cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
• April 9 - World War II: Japanese Navy launches air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes and Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Vampire are sunk off the country's East Coast.
• August 25- Prince George, Duke of Kent, the brother of King George VI is killed in an air crash near Caithness, Scotland.
• October 29 - Holocaust: Leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
• November 3 - World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein ends - German forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night.
• December 7 - British commandos conduct Operation Frankton a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.

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Trincomalee District Map Trincomalee (Tamil: (Thirukonamalai, hist: Sirigonakanda); Sinhala: (Thirikunamalaya)) is a port city on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, about 110 miles northeast of Kandy. ... Four aircraft carriers, Principe-de-Asturias, USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and HMS Invincible (front-to-back), showing the difference in size between a supercarrier, light V/STOL carriers, and an amphibious carrier. ... HMS Hermes (95) of the Royal Navy was the worlds first purpose-built aircraft carrier, although the Imperial Japanese Navys Hosho was the first to be commissioned. ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... 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Combatants British 8th Army German Panzer Army Africa Commanders Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Strength 250,000 men 1,030 tanks 900 guns 530 aircraft 90,000 men 500 tanks 500 guns 350 aircraft Casualties 13,500 dead and wounded 13,000 dead 46,000 wounded or captured The Second Battle... Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ) (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname The Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs,  ) for the skillful military campaigns he... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... During World War II, Operation Frankton was a British Combined Operations raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour, France in December, 1942, by 12 men of the Boom Patrol Detachment, Royal Navy, in two-man Cockle MK II Canoes. ... 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Births

January - April

• January 3 - John Thaw, English actor (d. 2002)
• January 8 - Stephen Hawking, British physicist
• January 8 - George Passmore, English artist (Gilbert and George)
• January 19 - Michael Crawford, English singer and actor
• January 31 - Derek Jarman, English director and writer (d. 1994)
• February 1 - Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer
• February 2 - Graham Nash, English musician
• February 28 - Brian Jones, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (d. 1969)
• March 9 - John Cale, Welsh composer and musician
• March 25 - Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer
• March 27 - John E. Sulston, British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• March 27 - Michael York, English actor
• March 28 - Neil Kinnock, British statesman
• March 28 - Mike Newell, British film director
• April 5 - Peter Greenaway, Welsh filmmaker
• April 8 - Roger Chapman, British singer (Family, Streetwalkers)

January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Thaw (left) as Inspector Morse John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 – 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS (born 8 January 1942) is a theoretical physicist. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gilbert Proesch (born in Italy September 11, 1943) and George Passmore (born in England January 8, 1942), better known as Gilbert & George, are artists. ... Gilbert Prousch (born in South Tyrol, Italy, September 11, 1943) and George Passmore (born in England January 8, 1942), better known as Gilbert & George, are artists. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Crawford (right) as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do Ave Em Michael Crawford, OBE (born Michael Patrick Dumble-Smith, 19 January 1942 in Salisbury, Wiltshire), is an English actor and singer. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Derek Jarman Derek Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Terence Graham Parry Jones (born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 1, 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, childrens author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Graham Nash on cover of his recording, Wild Tales, 1973 Graham William Nash (born February 2, 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Jones (born Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones on 28 February 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, died 3 July 1969) was a founding member, lead and rhythm guitarist and backing singer in the British rock group, The Rolling Stones. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... John Davies Cale (born December 4, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is a writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... Sir John Edward Sulston PhD, FRS (born March 27, 1942) was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge graduating in 1963. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson, March 27, 1942) is a prolific British actor, more recently best known among mainstream audiences for his role of Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers series of films. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... Rt. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... Michael Cormac Newell (born March 28, 1942) is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for television. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway (b. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Roger Chapman on the cover of his 1996 album Kiss My Soul Roger Chapman (Roger Maxwell Chapman) is a British singer (born on 8 April 1942, in Leicester, England). ... This is about the British rock band Family. ... Streetwalkers were a British rock band of the mid-1970s led by two former members of Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John Charlie Whitney. ...

May - August

• May 8 - Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
• May 12 - Ian Dury, British musician (d. 2000)
• May 18 - Albert Hammond, English-born musician and composer
• May 18 - Nobby Stiles, English footballer
• June 18 - Paul McCartney, English musician and composer (The Beatles)
• June 24 - Mick Fleetwood, English drummer (Fleetwood Mac)
• July 4 - Prince Michael of Kent
• July 7 - Carmen Duncan, Welsh-born Australian actress
• July 17 - Tim Brooke-Taylor, English radio and television personality
• July 23 - Myra Hindley, English murderer
• August 26 - Dennis Turner, British politician

May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... William John Terence Terry Neill (born May 8, 1942) is a Northern Ireland former football player and manager. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Ian Dury, in a look combining Gene Vincent with a Cockney pearly king. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Albert Hammond (born on 18 May 1944) is a singer-songwriter, whose family came originally from Gibraltar. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Norbert Nobby Peter Stiles MBE (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18 May 1942) was the toothless midfield ballwinner of Englands 1966 World Cup winning side. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock n roll band from Liverpool. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Michael John Kells Mick Fleetwood, born in Redruth, Cornwall, on June 24, 1942, is a British musician best-known for his role as the drummer with the rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO (Michael George Charles Franklin Windsor; born 4 July 1942) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Carmen Duncan Carmen Joan Duncan (born July 7, 1942 in Cooma, New South Wales) is an Australian actress. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Tim Brooke-Taylor (April 2000) Tim Brooke-Taylor (born July 17, 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of The Goodies comedy trio and as one of the panel members of the comedy radio show Im Sorry I... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Dennis Turner (born 26 August 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

September - December

• September 17 - Desmond Lynam, British TV presenter
• October 26 - Bob Hoskins, English actor
• November 24 - Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
• November 29 - Michael Craze, British actor (d. 1998)
• December 4 - Gemma Jones, British actress
• December 31 - Andy Summers, English musician

September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Desmond Lynam (born September 17, 1942 in Ennis, Ireland) is a sports presenter on British television and radio. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Bob Hoskins Robert William Bob Hoskins (born October 26, 1942) is a British actor best known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters, and for family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Eddie Valiant). ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... William Billy Connolly, CBE, (born 24 November 1942) is a comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Michael Craze (born 29 November 1942 in Cornwall and died 7 December 1998 ) was a British actor noted for his role of Ben Jackson, a companion of the Doctor, in the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th on leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Andy Summers, 1996 Andy Summers was born Andrew James Somers on December 31, 1942 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. ...

Deaths

• January 16- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn- third eldest son of Queen Victoria (b. 1850)
• February 16 - Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria (b. 1850)
• March 10 - William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• April 16- Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, granddaughter of Queen Victoria
• June 7 - Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer (b. 1903)
• July 28 - William Matthew Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (b. 1853)
• August 25- Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth eldest son of King George V