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1942Jun, 29

Mike Willesee

Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer
Michael Robert Willesee, (29 June 1942 – 1 March 2019) was an Australian television journalist, interviewer and presenter.

Willesee was the son of politician senator Don Willesee; Mike first came to prominence in 1967 as a reporter for the ABC's then-new nightly current affairs program This Day Tonight (TDT), where his aggressive style quickly earned him a reputation as a fearless political interviewer.

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Events on 1942

  • 25Jan

    Thailand

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

    Myanmar

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

    Soviet Union

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

    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.
  • 25Sep

    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.