Deaths on November 29

Boyd Wagner

Died on November 29, 1942

Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

Lieutenant Colonel Boyd David "Buzz" Wagner (October 26, 1916 – November 29, 1942) was an American aviator and the first United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) fighter ace of World War II.

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Events on 1942

25 Jan

Thailand
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
8 Mar

Myanmar
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
10 Jul

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
13 Aug

Manhattan Project
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
25 Sep

Holocaust
World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.

Deaths on November 29

Boyd Wagner

Died on November 29, 1942

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Events on 1942

Thailand

Myanmar

Soviet Union

Manhattan Project

Holocaust