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October 26, 1942

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Headlines from October 26, 1942

STALINGRAD ARMY YIELDS 2 STREETS; But Repels Many Assaults -Soviet Relief Force Gains Northwest of the City STALINGRAD ARMY YIELDS 2 STREETS

By the United Press

MOSCOW, Monday, Oct. 26 -- German assault troops captured two streets in a factory settlement in Northern Stalingrad yesterday, while a Russian relief army bearing down from the northwest swept through an inhabited locality and seized a stronghold where 3,000 German dead were found lying in trenches and dugouts, the Soviet High Command announced today.

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MORE OF FOE LAND; Japanese Attack With Tanks but Lose Five to Island Guns OUR BOMBERS HIT SHIPS Damage or Probably Damage 5 War Vessels -- We Wipe Out 20 Raiding Zeros MORE OF FOE LAND ON GUADALCANAL AMERICANS REPEL ENEMY IN THE SOLOMONS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

US forces smash 5 Jap attacks on western defense line, Guadalcanal; Japanese land tanks and troops; US planes hit 5 Jap ships, Shortland Is area, northeast of Guadalcanal and north of Florida Is; US planes down 21 of 36 Jap planes raiding Guadalcanal airfield; map

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Notable Births

Bob Hoskins

1942Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (died 2014)[ā€ ]

Robert William Hoskins was an English actor and film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990) and The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2002).

Milton Nascimento

1942Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist[ā€ ]

Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento, also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

1942Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (died 2004)[ā€ ]

Zdenko Runjić was a Croatian songwriter. His career spanned decades in the former Yugoslavia and Croatia.

Jonathan Williams (racing driver)

1942Jonathan Williams, English race car driver and pilot (died 2014)[ā€ ]

Jonathan James Williams was a British racing driver.

Historical Events

World War II

1942World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.[ā€ ]

World WarĀ 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.