Page 6: Historical Events In January - 16

1939  On January - 16 comic strip "Superman" debuts   

1939  Albert Fish, mass murderer, executed on this day in history.   

1941  On January - 16 uS vice admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor   

1941  On January - 16 war Department forms first Army Air Corps squadron for black cadets   

1942  On January - 16 actress Carole Lombard, and twenty other people, die in a plane crash near Las Vegas.   

1942  On this day in history 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.   

1942  William Knudsen becomes first civilian appointed a General in US army on this day in history.   

1942  On January - 16 william Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in US army   

1942  On this day in history barbara Lynn, [Ozen], US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies   

1943  On January - 16 -60ºF (-51ºC), Island Park Dam ID (state record)   

1943  German 2nd SS-Pantzer division evacuates Charkow on January - 16.   

1943  Red Army recaptures Pitomnik airport at Stalingrad on January - 16.   

1943  On this day in history the first US air raid on Ambon   

1943  On this day in history -60°F (-51°C), Island Park Dam, Idaho (state record)   

1943  On this day in history franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Sunny Lane), dies at 88   

1944  On January - 16 gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.   

1944  General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on this day in history.   

1944  In London, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of the Allied Invasion Force, during WWII on January - 16.   

1944  On January - 16 lieutenant (jg) S. R. Graham, USCG, while en route from New York to Liverpool in the British freighter Daghestan made a 30 minute flight in an R-4B (HNS-1) from the ship's 60 by 80 foot flight deck   

1944  Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on January - 16.   

1945  On January - 16 scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg   

1945  On January - 16 u.S. first and 3rd army units close the bulge, but do not succeed in entrapping enemy forces.   

1945  US first & 3rd army meet at Houffalise on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 16 dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19   

1946  Johanna HC Albregt, actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history vincent Aurial elected President of France   

1948  35 Haganah members are ambushed & killed in Gush Etzyon on this day in history.   

1949  "Rape of Lucretia" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 23 perfs on this day in history.   

1950  On January - 16 belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands recognize Israel   

1951  Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi on January - 16.   

1951  World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville TX, to 134th St, New York City NY) on this day in history.   

1952  On January - 16 new Dutch bible translation finished   

1952  US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary on January - 16.   

1953  Egyptian Premier General Naguib disbands all political parties on this day in history.   

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1245  On this day in history birth of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on January - 16.   

1477  On January - 16 birth of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)   

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on January - 16.   

1587  On January - 16 birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

1634  On January - 16 birth of dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)   

0308  Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on this day in history.   

0429  On this day in history honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]   

0960  On this day in history death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

1343  On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  Death of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352) on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

1547  On this day in history death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on this day in history.