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13 June 1942 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 June 1942 was a Saturday.
- Top Film of 1942
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1942 was Bambi.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 June 1942 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 June 1942 was New Moon.
On this day: 13 June
- 1927 Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade up 5th Avenue in New York City.
- 1944 World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
- 1944 World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
- 1956 Spanish football club Real Madrid CF wins the inaugural European Cup, UEFA's premier club competition, by winning 4–3 against French club Stade de Reims in the final.
- 1966 The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them (colloquially known as "Mirandizing").
Famous people born on 13 June
- Chris Evans, American actor and producer (born 1981)
- Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1951)
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor (born 1990)
- Kat Dennings, American actress and comedian (born 1986)
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Events of 1942 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1942 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 15 February – Singapore falls to the Japanese, with approximately 15,000 Australian troops taken prisoner.
- 1 March – The cruiser HMAS Perth is torpedoed by Japanese destroyers in the Battle of Sunda Strait, sinking with the loss of 350 crew and three civilians.
- 4 May – The Battle of the Coral Sea begins.
Life in Australia in 1942
Prime Minister
John Curtin
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.01
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Average House
$1,300
Weekly Wage
$3.40
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948SingerView their day →Angry Anderson5 August 1947Rock singerView their day →Rick Springfield23 August 1949Musician & singer-songwriterView their day →Bon Scott9 July 1946SingerView their day →Miriam Margolyes18 May 1941ActressView their day →John Farnham1 July 1949SingerView their day →Cassandra Harris15 December 1948ActressView their day →Helen Reddy25 October 1941Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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