Page 2: Historical Events In 1942

Jan 13   On this day in history interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration   

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 in the year 1942.   

Jan 15   FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58 in the year 1942.   

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   In the year 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.   

Jan 16   In the year 1942 william Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in US army   

Jan 16   William Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61   

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   Japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history titus Brandsma arrested by German occupiers   

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   Nazi officials decide on their "final solution" that calls for the extermination of Jews in the year 1942.   

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

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

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   Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   Reimond Tollenaere, leader Flemishch Natl Front, dies at 81 in the year 1942.   

Jan 23   In the year 1942 japanese capture Rabaul, New Guinea   

Jan 23   In the year 1942 japanese troops occupy Rabaul New Britain   

Jan 23   Tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army in the year 1942.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1942 birth of john Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006)   

Jan 04   John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) was born in the year 1942.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)   

Jan 05   Cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1942.   

Jan 03   Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 in the year 1942.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history death of yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1942 arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44   

Jan 12   George Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies on this day in history.