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13 December 1942 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 December 1942 was a Sunday.
- Top Film of 1942
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1942 was Bambi.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 December 1942 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 December 1942 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 13 December
- 1938 The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
- 1939 The Battle of the River Plate is fought off the coast of Uruguay; the first naval battle of World War II. The Kriegsmarine's Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with three Royal Navy cruisers: HMS Ajax, HMNZS Achilles and HMS Exeter.
- 1949 The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
- 1959 Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
- 1960 While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.
Famous people born on 13 December
- Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
- Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1925)
- Steve Buscemi, American actor and director (born 1957)
- Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian (born 1967)
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Events of 1942 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1942 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 29 January – radio programme Desert Island Discs first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme, presented by Roy Plomley; Austrian-born revue performer Vic Oliver (the Prime Minister's son-in-law) is the first castaway. The programme will still be running 80 years later.
- 15 February – World War II: General Arthur Percival's forces surrender to the Japanese in the event known as the Fall of Singapore.
- 10 July – the patriotic Academy Award-winning drama film Mrs. Miniver, starring Greer Garson, is released in London.
Life in 1942
Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
Monarch
George VI
Pint of Beer
3p
Loaf of Bread
2p
Average House
£650
Weekly Wage
£4.10
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Tim Curry19 April 1946ActorView their day →Charles III14 November 1948King of the United KingdomView their day →Freddie Mercury5 September 1946Singer & songwriterView their day →Paul McCartney18 June 1942Musician & member of the BeatlesView their day →David Bowie8 January 1947Musician & actorView their day →John Lennon9 October 1940MusicianView their day →Jeffrey Archer15 April 1940Author & politicianView their day →George Harrison25 February 1943Musician & member of the BeatlesView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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