Historical Events Happened In 1941

Oct 18   On this day in history spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo  

Oct 19   1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico in the year 1941.  

Oct 20   On this day in history ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies  

Oct 20   Nazi occupiers murder 500 inhabitants of Kragujevac Serbia in the year 1941.  

Oct 21   In the year 1941 marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My First 40 Years)  

Oct 22   In the year 1941 maxwell Anderson's "Candle in the Wind," premieres in NYC  

Oct 23   In the year 1941 colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)  

Oct 23   Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released in the year 1941.  

Oct 25   16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa Ukraine on this day in history.  

Oct 26   2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia on this day in history.  

Oct 26   US savings bonds go on sale on this day in history.  

Oct 27   An editorial in the Chicago Daily Tribune downplays the possibility of a US war with Japan, stating "Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective power of her fleet." on this day in history.  

Oct 27   Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan in the year 1941.  

Oct 29   Brian Yuile, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests) on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history uSS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though US is not in war  

Oct 31   13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) in the year 1941.  

Oct 31   In the year 1941 herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63  

Nov 01   Camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Nov 01   On this day in history chetniks attacks Tito's partizans in Uzice Yugoslavia  

Nov 02   In the year 1941 german troops occupy Rostov  

Nov 03   In the year 1941 hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails  

Nov 05   In the year 1941 japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor  

Nov 05   On this day in history the birth of Art Garfunkel, American Singer  

Nov 06   In the year 1941 doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero)  

Nov 06   Einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine in the year 1941.  

Nov 06   On Neutrality Patrol, USS Omaha (CL-4) and USS Somers (DD-381) intercept the German blockade runner Odenwald disguised as U.S. freighter, board her after the German crew abandoned the ship, and brought the ship to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the boarding party was awarded salvage shares in the year 1941.  

Nov 07   In the year 1941 albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Das Gewitter), dies at 46  

Nov 07   British air attack on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied in the year 1941.  

Nov 08   Gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Nov 08   The Albanian Communist Party is founded in the year 1941.  

Nov 09   Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster in the year 1941.  

Nov 11   Czech premier general Eliasjarrested by nazis on this day in history.  

Nov 11   On this day in history opening of the Australian War Memorial  

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Jan 03   In the year 1941 birth of shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide)  

Jan 03   Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 04   John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's)  

Jan 05   Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 05   Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 02   Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1941.  

Jan 04   Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903) died in the year 1941.  

Jan 06   Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 in the year 1941.  

Jan 08   Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 in the year 1941.  

Jan 09   On this day in history ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies  

Jan 10   Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 in the year 1941.  

Jan 11   Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) died on this day in history.