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Events on Thursday 16 July 1942 2
1942 – presentMargaret CourtThe AmazonHolds the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
1942Vel' d'Hiv RoundupFrench police arrest Jews in Paris for deportationFrench police, acting on German orders, arrested about 13,000 Jews in Paris, including more than 4,000 children. Many were held in terrible conditions at the Vélodrome d'Hiver cycling stadium before being sent to Auschwitz. Few survived.