Historical Events Happened In 1941

Oct 18   Spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 19   1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Oct 20   Nazi occupiers murder 500 inhabitants of Kragujevac Serbia on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 21   Marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My First 40 Years) on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 22   Maxwell Anderson's "Candle in the Wind," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 23   Colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short) on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 23   Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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.  Share it »

Oct 27   Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 29   On this day in history brian Yuile, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests)  Share it »

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

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

Oct 31   13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 31   Herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 01   On this day in history camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50  Share it »

Nov 01   Chetniks attacks Tito's partizans in Uzice Yugoslavia on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 02   On this day in history german troops occupy Rostov  Share it »

Nov 03   Hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 05   On this day in history japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor  Share it »

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

Nov 06   Doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero) on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 06   On this day in history einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine  Share it »

Nov 06   On this day in history 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.  Share it »

Nov 07   Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Das Gewitter), dies at 46 on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 07   British air attack on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 08   On this day in history gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83  Share it »

Nov 08   The Albanian Communist Party is founded on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 09   Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Nov 11   Opening of the Australian War Memorial on this day in history.  Share it »

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Jan 03   Shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour)  Share it »

Jan 04   John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

Jan 04   Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain)  Share it »

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt)  Share it »

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker  Share it »

Jan 02   On this day in history mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42  Share it »

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

Jan 05   Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903) died on this day in history.  Share it »

Jan 06   On this day in history franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60  Share it »

Jan 08   Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Jan 10   On this day in history frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61  Share it »

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