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March 5, 1942

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Headlines from March 5, 1942

FRENCH SIFT RUINS; A 'Cowardly Slaughter,' Petain Says of R.A.F. Attack on Suburbs SHELTER GIVEN HOMELESS Heavy Damage Done to Two Plane Plants and a Motor Factory, Official Finds PARIS SIFTS RUINS; 500 DEAD IN RAID SUBURBS OF PARIS THAT WERE HIT BY RAIDS

By Lansing Warrenby Telephone To the New York Times

Petain proclaims natl mourning for victims; Vichy estimates civilian dead and wounded; damage and casualties described; Brit describe raid; bombed areas described; map; Renault factory illus

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Notable Births

Felipe González

1942Felipe González, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain[†]

Felipe González Márquez is a retired Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. He is the longest-serving democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain.

Mike Resnick

1942Mike Resnick, American author and editor (died 2020)[†]

Michael Diamond Resnick was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct magazine Jim Baen's Universe, and the creator and editor of Galaxy's Edge magazine.

Notable Deaths

1942George Plant, executed Irish Republican (born 1904)[†]

George Plant was a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who was executed by the Irish Government in 1942.

Historical Events

World War II

1942World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.