Page 2: Historical Events In 1942

Jan 13   Interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1942 japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo   

Jan 15   Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II in the year 1942.   

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

Jan 15   Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   Barbara Lynn, [Ozen], US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 16   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 in the year 1942.   

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1942 nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman   

Jan 19   On this day in history japanese forces invade Burma   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1942 titus Brandsma arrested by German occupiers   

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

Jan 20   Japanese invade Burma in the year 1942.   

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 in the year 1942.   

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

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

Jan 21   Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal in the year 1942.   

Jan 21   On this day in history count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump"   

Jan 21   Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1942 japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1942 japanese air raid on Rabaul, New Britain   

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   In the year 1942 tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army   

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   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   In the year 1942 birth of hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006)   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch)   

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

Jan 05   Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist was born in the year 1942.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 05   In the year 1942 death of yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered   

Jan 06   In the year 1942 death of emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)   

Jan 07   In the year 1942 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.