1942
1942 (1942) is a normal year starting on Thursday according to the Christian era (Gregorian calendar). Showa 17th year.
Other calendars
Zodiac: Yang Water Horse
Japan (dates match)
Showa 17
2602 imperial year
Manchuria, China (dates match)
31st year of the Republic of China
Manchuria, Kangde 9 years
Korea (dates match)
Dangun 4275
Subject 31 years
Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam) (Month and date match)
Hodai November 15, 2016-Hodai November 24, 2017
Buddhist calendar: 2484--2485
Islamic calendar: December 13, 1360-December 22, 1361
Jewish calendar: April 12, 5702-April 23, 5703
Modified Julian Day (MJD): 30360 --30724
Lilian Date (LD): 131201 --131565
Calendar
Events
January
January 1
Salt passbook distribution / gas usage quota system implemented
Yen-denominated official system implemented (exchange rate dollar standard abolished)
Declaration by United Nations signed in Washington, D.C. (confirmed sole disagreement with Axis powers)
January 2-Japanese troops occupy Manila
January 3-Astronaut Masaaki Iinuma, who achieved a sub-European liaison flight on the Kamikaze, was killed in action in Murray (announced)
January 8
Anglo-American forces launch attack on Thai city
The 1st Daisho Honoring Day
January 10-Established Dainippon Film (later Daiei) (Nikkatsu, Shinko Kinema, and Daito Film merged)
January 11-Japanese troops land on Celebes Island
January 18-Japan-Germany-Italy military agreement signed in Berlin (US West Coast is Japan, US East Coast is Germany-Italy operational area)
January 19-Van Imhoff Incident
January 20-German leaders decide to kill European Jews (Wannsee Conference)
January 23-Japanese troops land in Rabaul
January 25-Thailand declares war on Britain and the United States
February
February 1-Mao Zedong talks about "the problem of cultural people, the problem of our position, and the problem of learning", and the Chinese Communist Party begins the wind-conditioning movement.
February 4th
Battle of Makassar Java
British troops siege Cairo Royal Palace
February 9-Japanese troops land in Singapore (Battle of Singapore)
February 14-Japanese parachute troops descend to Palembang
February 15-Japanese troops defeat Singapore.
February 16-Singapore Fall Memorial "Postage Stamps with Defense Donations" for Sale
February 19-Exercise "If Day" will be held in Canada.
February 19-US President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066. (Forced detention of Japanese descent)
February 20-Battle of Badung Straits
February 25-Battle of Los Angeles
February 27-Battle of the Java Sea off Surabaya (~ February 28)
March
March 1st
Battle of Sunda Strait
Japanese troops land in Java
March 5-First air raid warning issued in Tokyo
March 6-Ministry of the Navy announces nine people who rushed into Pearl Harbor and died in the war as "Kyugunshin"
March 8
Japanese troops occupy Rangoon
Japanese troops land in Lae Salamaua, New Guinea
March 9
Allied forces in Java surrender (93,000 Dutch and Indian troops, 5,000 British, American and Australian troops)
Sukarno launches popular rallying movement
March 12-MacArthur escapes from the Philippines to Australia
March 14-Establishment of Railway Technical Research Institute
March 22-Second Battle of Sidra Bay
March 28-Royal Air Force raids Lübeck
April
April 1st -
Established Teikoku Oil (separated from Nippon Oil's mining division)
With the enforcement of the Food Control Law, a rice distribution passbook and a dining ticket cafeteria system were established. Rice has become a ration system in effect.
April 9-Bataan Death March
April 10-Hiroshima Electric Railway established.
April 18-16 U.S. Army aircraft launched from aircraft carriers first air raids on Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, etc. (Doolittle raid)
April 30-21st House of Representatives general election (wing praise election)
May
May 1-Japanese troops occupy Burmese Mandalay
May 5th
Imperial Headquarters orders the capture of the western part of Midway Island and Aleutian Islands
British troops land in Madagascar (Madagascar