Timeline January 1942

Events in January 1942 14

• 1860 – 1942 Walter Sickert (1860-1942) Died 22 January 1942, aged 81 Walter Sickert was a British painter and a leading figure of the Camden Town Group. His dark scenes of music halls and urban interiors influenced 20th-century British art. He died in Bath.
• 1908 – 1942 Carole Lombard (1908-1942) Died 16 January 1942, aged 33 Carole Lombard was an American actress and one of the leading stars of 1930s screwball comedy, known for My Man Godfrey and Nothing Sacred. She died when TWA Flight 3 crashed near Las Vegas while she was returning from a war bond rally. She was married to Clark Gable.
• 1940 – 1942 Tommy Dorsey Orchestra -- learning to sing Sinatra joins Tommy Dorsey's band in January 1940 -- the most commercially successful band in America -- and spends two years absorbing everything Dorsey knows about musicianship, phrasing and showmanship. Most significantly, he studies Dorsey's trombone technique: Dorsey can play an extraordinarily long phrase without appearing to breathe, achieved through circular breathing through a tiny aperture in the corner of his mouth. Sinatra translates this technique to voice -- developing the long, legato phrases that will define his mature style. He records his first major hits with Dorsey: 'I'll Never Smile Again' (1940) reaches Number 1.
• 1942 Declaration by United Nations signed Allied nations pledge joint war against the Axis Representatives of 26 nations signed the Declaration by United Nations in Washington, D.C., committing themselves to the principles of the Atlantic Charter. Each signatory pledged its full resources to the war and promised not to make a separate peace with the Axis powers. The term "United Nations" later became the name of the postwar international organisation.
• 1942 – 1945 Wartime Factory Work At 13, was sent to work in a military factory sewing parachutes for the Japanese army during World War II. She later said she spent her adolescence 'in closed darkness', hearing air-raid sirens and watching American B-29 bombers fly overhead. The experience instilled a lifelong commitment to personal and creative freedom.
• 1942 – 2018 Stephen Hawking A Brief History of Time Theoretical physicist known for his work on black holes.
• 1942 – 2018 Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) Died 14 March 2018, aged 76 British theoretical physicist known for his work on black holes and cosmology, and for the bestselling book A Brief History of Time. He continued his research for decades despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in his twenties. He became one of the most recognizable scientists in the world.
• 1942 – 2011 Clarence Clemons (1942-2011) Died 18 June 2011, aged 69 The American saxophonist was a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, known for his solo on "Born to Run" and decades of live performance alongside Springsteen. He died in Florida after suffering a stroke. His towering stage presence made him one of rock's most recognizable sidemen.
• 1942 Rio de Janeiro Conference American republics recommend breaking ties with the Axis Foreign ministers of the American republics met in Rio de Janeiro after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The conference recommended that member states break diplomatic relations with Germany, Italy and Japan. Most Latin American countries did so within weeks.
• 1942 – 2016 Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) Died 3 June 2016, aged 74 Ali was a heavyweight boxing champion widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Beyond the ring, he was known for his conversion to Islam, his refusal to be drafted for the Vietnam War, and his outspoken civil rights activism. He lived with Parkinson's disease for over three decades before his death.
• 1942 Wannsee Conference Nazi officials plan the Holocaust Senior Nazi officials met at the Wannsee villa in Berlin on January 20, 1942, to coordinate the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" — the systematic murder of all European Jews.
• 1942 Wannsee Conference Nazi officials coordinate the "Final Solution" Reinhard Heydrich chaired a meeting of senior Nazi and German state officials at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. The meeting coordinated the ministries and agencies involved in the deportation and murder of Europe's Jews. Adolf Eichmann's minutes of the conference survived and became key evidence of the Holocaust's planning.
• 1942 8th Elfstedentocht Winner: Durk van der Duim The 1942 edition was again held under Nazi occupation on 22 January. Durk van der Duim, one of the five Pact of Dokkum skaters, won the solo title. Three participants died during the race. The event drew enormous public attention as a moment of Dutch identity during dark times.
• 1942 – 2014 Eusébio The Black Panther Widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time and a national hero.