1942

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * 1st July - 4 November - Allied forces halt, then reverse the advance of Axis forces into Egypt at two separate battles near the town of El-Alamein. The Doctor is wounded at one of those battles ("The Sea Devils").


 * November - Reports of vampires emerge out of Roumania ("The Curse of Fenric").


 * 24th December - Oskar Steinmann supervises the first test of a "flying bomb" at Peenemunde("Just War").

February

 * 28 - Robin Phillips, who played Altos in "The Keys of Marinus," is born in Haslemere, Surrey, England.

March

 * 24 - Lynda Baron, who provided the singing narration for "The Gunfighters" and played Captain Wrack in "Enlightenment," is born in Manchester, England.

April

 * 28 - Ilona Rodgers, who played Carol in "The Sensorites," is born in Harrogate, England.

June

 * 18 - Beatle Paul McCartney, who appeared as himself in "The Chase," is born in Liverpool.

November

 * 29 - Michael Craze, who portrayed companion Ben Jackson, is born in Cornwall, England.