Page 2: Historical Events In 1942

Jan 13   In the year 1942 interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration   

Jan 14   Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo in the year 1942.   

Jan 15   In the year 1942 cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1942 melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

Jan 16   In the year 1942 actress Carole Lombard, and twenty other people, die in a plane crash near Las Vegas.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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.   

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

Jan 16   William Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army in the year 1942.   

Jan 17   Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1942.   

Jan 18   On this day in history nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman   

Jan 19   Japanese forces invade Burma on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2   

Jan 19   Titus Brandsma arrested by German occupiers on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain in the year 1942.   

Jan 20   On this day in history japanese invade Burma   

Jan 20   In the year 1942 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 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 20   Wannsee Conference: Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted in the year 1942.   

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

Jan 21   Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" in the year 1942.   

Jan 21   On this day in history henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72   

Jan 21   On this day in history japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain   

Jan 21   In the year 1942 tito's partisans occupy Foca   

Jan 21   Unified partisan organization is established in the Vilna ghetto. Resistance organization set upon Kovno ghetto in the year 1942.   

Jan 22   Japanese air raid on Rabaul, New Britain in the year 1942.   

Jan 22   On this day in history reimond Tollenaere, leader Flemishch Natl Front, dies at 81   

Jan 23   Japanese capture Rabaul, New Guinea in the year 1942.   

Jan 23   On this day in history japanese troops occupy Rabaul New Britain   

Jan 23   Tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1942 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   Hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 03   John Thaw, British actor (d. 2002) was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 03   John Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006) was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of john McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy)   

Jan 05   Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist   

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader   

Jan 01   On this day in history jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35   

Jan 03   Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered died in the year 1942.   

Jan 06   Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858) died in the year 1942.   

Jan 07   On this day in history henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, pres of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63   

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.