Historical Events In 1942

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

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   On this day in history fDR asks commissioner to continue baseball during WWII  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1942 william Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in US army  

Jan 16   On this day in history william Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army  

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

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

Jan 19   Japanese forces invade Burma in the year 1942.  

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   On this day in history wannsee Conference Details of plan to murder 11,000,000 European Jews are drafted.  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1942 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   Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain in the year 1942.  

Jan 21   Tito's partisans occupy Foca on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 23   Japanese troops occupy Rabaul New Britain on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1942 tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army  

Jan 24   Battle of Makassar Strait, destroyer attack on Japanese convoy in first surface action in the Pacific during World War II in the year 1942.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1942 birth of john Thaw, British actor (d. 2002)  

Jan 03   In the year 1942 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   Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch) was born in the year 1942.  

Jan 05   Cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant) was born in the year 1942.  

Jan 05   In the year 1942 birth of maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist  

Jan 05   Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader was born in the year 1942.  

Jan 01   Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1942 george Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies