Page 6: Historical Events In January - 16

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

1939  Albert Fish, mass murderer, executed on January - 16.   

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 January - 16 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 this day in history barbara Lynn, [Ozen], US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies   

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

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  The first US air raid on Ambon on January - 16.   

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

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

1944  On January - 16 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  On this day in history gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London   

1945  Scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg on January - 16.   

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  On this day in history dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19   

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

1947  On January - 16 vincent Aurial elected President of France   

1948  On this day in history 35 Haganah members are ambushed & killed in Gush Etzyon   

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

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

1951  Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi on this day in history.   

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

1952  New Dutch bible translation finished on January - 16.   

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

1953  On January - 16 egyptian Premier General Naguib disbands all political parties   

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1245  Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296) was born on January - 16.   

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

1477  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1616  On January - 16 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  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

0308  Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on January - 16.   

1400  On this day in history death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  Death of George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

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

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on this day in history.