Historical Events For 1941

Oct 18   In the year 1941 spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo  

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

Oct 20   Ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1941 walt Disney's "Dumbo" released  

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

Oct 26   In the year 1941 2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia  

Oct 26   On this day in history uS savings bonds go on sale  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Brian Yuile, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests) in the year 1941.  

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

Oct 30   USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though US is not in war on this day in history.  

Oct 31   On this day in history 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton)  

Oct 31   Herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1941.  

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

Nov 01   Chetniks attacks Tito's partizans in Uzice Yugoslavia in the year 1941.  

Nov 02   On this day in history german troops occupy Rostov  

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   The birth of Art Garfunkel, American Singer on this day in history.  

Nov 06   On this day in history doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero)  

Nov 06   Einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine on this day in history.  

Nov 06   In the year 1941 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.  

Nov 07   Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Das Gewitter), dies at 46 in the year 1941.  

Nov 07   On this day in history british air attack on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied  

Nov 08   In the year 1941 gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83  

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

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

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   In the year 1941 birth of van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour)  

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   Bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 05   Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81  

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1941 robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83  

Jan 09   Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history death of emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)