Historical Events In 1942

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

Jan 14   On this day in history japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo  

Jan 15   On this day in history cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II  

Jan 15   FDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII in the year 1942.  

Jan 15   In the year 1942 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 in the year 1942.  

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   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   Japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2 in the year 1942.  

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   On this day in history nazi officials decide on their "final solution" that calls for the extermination of Jews.  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1942 count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump"  

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

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

Jan 21   Tito's partisans occupy Foca in the year 1942.  

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

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

Jan 22   Reimond Tollenaere, leader Flemishch Natl Front, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23   Japanese troops occupy Rabaul New Britain in the year 1942.  

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

Jan 24   Battle of Makassar Strait, destroyer attack on Japanese convoy in first surface action in the Pacific during World War II on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   John Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. 2006) was born in the year 1942.  

Jan 04   In the year 1942 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70  

Jan 04   In the year 1942 leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70  

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

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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.