In Malaya… Japanese troops from the 48th Infantry division, augmented with tanks land on Luza at Lingayen Gulf. They meet little opposition and establish a strong beachhead.

In the North Atlantic… Convoy HG-76 loses the escort carrier, Audacity under the command of Commodore Walker. Despite the loss of an additional destroyer and two merchant ships, the convoy is responsible for the sinking of 5 of the 12 U-boats involved in the attack as well as 2 Condor aircraft.