battleship Kirishima and destroyer Ayanami were sunk by the American battleship USS Washington, while the Americans lost the destroyers Benham, Preston and Walke. Church bells were rung throughout England in celebration of the Allied victory at El Alamein. It was the first time that church bells had sounded since 1940 when they were silenced during the threat of German invasion. German submarine U-98 was depth charged and sunk southwest of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal by the British destroyer Wrestler. German submarine U-259 was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean by a Lockheed Hudson of No. 500 Squadron RAF. The American Liberty ship SS Robert E. Peary was commissioned just 4 days, 15 hours and 29 minutes after the keel was laid down. Issue #1 of the Archie comic book was published (cover date Winter 1942). Born: Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 16, 1942 (Monday) Operation Torch ended in Allied victory. The Kokoda Track campaign ended in Allied victory. The Naval Battle of Casablanca ended in American victory. The Battle of Buna–Gona began. German submarine U-173 was depth charged and sunk off Casablanca by American warships. German submarines U-192 and U-668 were commissioned. Born: Joanna Pettet, actress, in London, England Died: Joseph Schmidt, 38, Austro-Hungarian and Romanian Jewish tenor and actor November 17, 1942 (Tuesday) The British Eighth Army occupied Derna, Libya. New Zealand broke off diplomatic relations with Vichy France. German submarine U-331 surrendered after being crippled by depth charges from a Lockheed Hudson of No. 500 Squadron RAF north of Algiers. A Fairey Albacore torpedoed and sank the submarine, unaware that the crew had surrendered. Born: Martin Scorsese, filmmaker, in Queens, New York Bob Gaudio, singer, musician and record producer, in the Bronx, New York; Kang Kek Iew, Khmer Rouge leader and convicted war criminal, in Kampong Cham, French Indochina (d. 2020); István Rosztóczy, microbiologist, in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1993); November 18, 1942 (Wednesday) The British Eighth Army reached Cyrene, Libya. Philippe Pétain granted Vichy Prime Minister Pierre Laval the authority to rule by decree. President Roosevelt ordered registration for Selective Service of all youths who had turned 18 since July 1. This made about 500,000 more Americans eligible for service. German submarines U-307, U-419 and U-649 were commissioned. Born: Linda Evans, actress, in Hartford, Connecticut; Susan Sullivan, actress, in New York City November 19, 1942 (Thursday) The Soviets launched Operation Uranus, a