Page 2: Historical Events In 1942

Jan 13   Interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1942 fDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII   

Jan 15   On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

Jan 16   Actress Carole Lombard, and twenty other people, die in a plane crash near Las Vegas on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1942 barbara Lynn, [Ozen], US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies   

Jan 16   Screen star Carole Lombard, her mother and 20 other people were killed in a commercial airliner crash near Las Vegas, Nev. Lombard was the wife of actor Clark Gable in the year 1942.   

Jan 16   William Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in US army on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history william Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army   

Jan 17   Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history japanese forces invade Burma   

Jan 19   In the year 1942 japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2   

Jan 19   Titus Brandsma arrested by German occupiers in the year 1942.   

Jan 20   On this day in history japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain   

Jan 20   In the year 1942 japanese invade Burma   

Jan 20   On this day in history nazi officials decide on their "final solution" that calls for the extermination of Jews.   

Jan 20   Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews in the year 1942.   

Jan 20   Wannsee Conference Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history wannsee Conference: Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted.   

Jan 21   On this day in history bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal   

Jan 21   Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1942 henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72   

Jan 21   In the year 1942 japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain   

Jan 21   Tito's partisans occupy Foca on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history unified partisan organization is established in the Vilna ghetto. Resistance organization set upon Kovno ghetto.   

Jan 22   On this day in history japanese air raid on Rabaul, New Britain   

Jan 22   In the year 1942 reimond Tollenaere, leader Flemishch Natl Front, dies at 81   

Jan 23   Japanese capture Rabaul, New Guinea on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Japanese troops occupy Rabaul New Britain on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army   

Jan 24   On this day in history battle of Makassar Strait, destroyer attack on Japanese convoy in first surface action in the Pacific during World War II   

Jan 24   In the year 1942 in Ottawa Wartime Prices and Trade Board rations sugar to 3/4 lb per person per week; cut to 1/2 lb   

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Jan 02   In the year 1942 birth of hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff   

Jan 03   John Thaw, British actor (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006)   

Jan 04   In the year 1942 birth of john McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy)   

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)   

Jan 05   Cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant) was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 05   Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 01   In the year 1942 jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35   

Jan 03   In the year 1942 pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70   

Jan 04   In the year 1942 leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 05   Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, pres of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63 in the year 1942.   

Jan 08   Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   George Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies in the year 1942.