Page 6: Historical Events In January - 16

1939  On this day in history comic strip "Superman" debuts   

1939  On January - 16 albert Fish, mass murderer, executed   

1941  On January - 16 uS vice admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor   

1941  War Department forms first Army Air Corps squadron for black cadets on January - 16.   

1942  On this day in history actress Carole Lombard, and twenty other people, die in a plane crash near Las Vegas.   

1942  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 on January - 16.   

1942  On this day in history william Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army   

1942  On this day in history william Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in US army   

1942  On January - 16 barbara Lynn, [Ozen], US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies   

1943  On this day in history -60ºF (-51ºC), Island Park Dam ID (state record)   

1943  On this day in history german 2nd SS-Pantzer division evacuates Charkow   

1943  On this day in history red Army recaptures Pitomnik airport at Stalingrad   

1943  On this day in history the first US air raid on Ambon   

1943  -60°F (-51°C), Island Park Dam, Idaho (state record) on January - 16.   

1943  Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Sunny Lane), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1944  Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history general Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London   

1944  In London, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of the Allied Invasion Force, during WWII on January - 16.   

1944  On January - 16 lieutenant (jg) S. R. Graham, USCG, while en route from New York to Liverpool in the British freighter Daghestan made a 30 minute flight in an R-4B (HNS-1) from the ship's 60 by 80 foot flight deck   

1944  Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on this day in history.   

1945  Scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history u.S. first and 3rd army units close the bulge, but do not succeed in entrapping enemy forces.   

1945  US first & 3rd army meet at Houffalise on January - 16.   

1945  Dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19 on this day in history.   

1946  On January - 16 johanna HC Albregt, actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71   

1947  On this day in history vincent Aurial elected President of France   

1948  On January - 16 35 Haganah members are ambushed & killed in Gush Etzyon   

1949  On January - 16 "Rape of Lucretia" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 23 perfs   

1950  Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands recognize Israel on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history viet Minh offensive against Hanoi   

1951  On this day in history world's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville TX, to 134th St, New York City NY)   

1952  On this day in history new Dutch bible translation finished   

1952  US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary on this day in history.   

1953  Egyptian Premier General Naguib disbands all political parties on January - 16.   

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1245  On January - 16 birth of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on this day in history.   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

1501  On January - 16 birth of anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)   

1587  Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

1634  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on January - 16.   

0308  On this day in history marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on January - 16.   

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on January - 16.   

1343  On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  On January - 16 death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  On January - 16 death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

1547  Death of Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477) on January - 16.   

1554  On this day in history death of christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)