July 16th, 1942
Holocaust: Rafle du Vel d Hiv: The Vichy France government orders French police officers to round up 13,000-20,000 Jews and imprison them in the Winter Velodrome. In 1995, president Jacques Chirac officially recognizes the French police s responsibility. event on July 16, 1942. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around July 16, 1942
| July 18th, 1942 | Birth | Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician |
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