Hisdates•ComPage 2: Historical Events In 1942
Monday, 14 July 2025
Jan 13 Interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration in the year 1942. 
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 on this day in history.
Jan 15 FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII on this day in history.
Jan 15 On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58
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 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.
Jan 16 William Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in US army in the year 1942.
Jan 16 In the year 1942 william Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army
Jan 17 On this day in history frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61
Jan 18 Nazi's arrest Frans Goedhart & Wiardi Beckman on this day in history.
Jan 19 In the year 1942 japanese forces invade Burma
Jan 19 In the year 1942 japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2
Jan 19 Titus Brandsma arrested by German occupiers in the year 1942.
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 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 In the year 1942 tito's partisans occupy Foca
Jan 21 In the year 1942 unified partisan organization is established in the Vilna ghetto. Resistance organization set upon Kovno ghetto.
Jan 22 In the year 1942 japanese air raid on Rabaul, New Britain
Jan 22 In the year 1942 reimond Tollenaere, leader Flemishch Natl Front, dies at 81
Jan 23 Japanese capture Rabaul, New Guinea on this day in history.
Jan 23 On this day in history japanese troops occupy Rabaul New Britain
Jan 23 On this day in history tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army
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 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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