Timeline Friday 23 October 1942

Events on Friday 23 October 1942 3

• 1942 – 2008 Michael Crichton (1942-2008) Died 4 November 2008, aged 66 American author and filmmaker best known for the novel Jurassic Park and for creating the television series ER. His technology-driven thrillers sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide.
• 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein Montgomery defeats Rommel in North Africa The Second Battle of El Alamein, fought October 23 to November 11, 1942, was a decisive British victory over Rommel's Afrika Korps. Churchill said: "This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is the end of the beginning."
• 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein Montgomery defeats Rommel in Egypt The British Eighth Army under Bernard Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army at El Alamein and broke through after twelve days of fighting. Rommel's forces retreated across Libya. It was the first major British land victory over Germany in the war.