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5 April 1942 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 April 1942 was a Sunday.
- Top Film of 1942
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1942 was Bambi.
- Bestselling Novel of 1942
- “The Song of Bernadette” by Franz Werfel was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1942.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 April 1942 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 April 1942 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 5 April
- 1933 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.
- 1938 Spanish Civil War: Two days after the Nationalist army occupied the Catalan city of Lleida, dictator Francisco Franco decrees the abolition of the Generalitat (the autonomous government of Catalonia), the self-government granted by the Republic, and the official status of the Catalan language.
- 1942 World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
- 1945 Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".
- 1946 Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm.
Famous people born on April 5
- Lily James, English actress (born 1989)
- Matthias Jaissle, German footballer and manager (born 1988)
- Hayley Atwell, English-American actress (born 1982)
- Freddie Fox, English actor (born 1989)
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Events of 1942 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1942 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 2 – WWII: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Italian, German, and Japanese Americans and orders the seizure of their properties.
- March 27 – Capitol Records, the first record label on the United States' West Coast of note, is founded by Jonny Mercer, Buddy DeSylvia, and Glenn E. Wallichis.
- June 4–7 – WWII: Battle of Midway – The United States Navy defeats an Imperial Japanese Navy attack against Midway Atoll.
Life in the US in 1942
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gas (per gallon)
$0.20
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,200
Weekly Wage
$31
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
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