Page 6: Historical Events In January - 16

1939  Comic strip "Superman" debuts on January - 16.   

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

1941  On this day in history 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  Actress Carole Lombard, and twenty other people, die in a plane crash near Las Vegas on January - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1942  On January - 16 william Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army   

1942  William Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in US army on January - 16.   

1942  Barbara Lynn, [Ozen], US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies on this day in history.   

1943  -60ºF (-51ºC), Island Park Dam ID (state record) on January - 16.   

1943  On January - 16 german 2nd SS-Pantzer division evacuates Charkow   

1943  On January - 16 red Army recaptures Pitomnik airport at Stalingrad   

1943  On January - 16 the first US air raid on Ambon   

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

1943  On this day in history franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Sunny Lane), dies at 88   

1944  Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe on January - 16.   

1944  On January - 16 general Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London   

1944  On this day in history in London, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of the Allied Invasion Force, during WWII.   

1944  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 on this day in history.   

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

1945  On January - 16 scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg   

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  On this day in history uS first & 3rd army meet at Houffalise   

1945  Dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19 on January - 16.   

1946  On this day in history johanna HC Albregt, actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71   

1947  Vincent Aurial elected President of France on this day in history.   

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

1949  On this day in history "Rape of Lucretia" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 23 perfs   

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

1951  On January - 16 viet Minh offensive against Hanoi   

1951  On January - 16 world's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville TX, to 134th St, New York City NY)   

1952  New Dutch bible translation finished on January - 16.   

1952  US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary on January - 16.   

1953  On this day in history egyptian Premier General Naguib disbands all political parties   

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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 January - 16.   

1477  On January - 16 birth of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)   

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on January - 16.   

1587  On this day in history birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  On this day in history birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

1626  Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

1634  On January - 16 birth of dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)   

0308  On January - 16 marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on this day in history.   

0960  On this day in history death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on this day in history.   

1400  Death of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on January - 16.