Historical Events In 1941

Oct 18   Spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo in the year 1941.  

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

Oct 20   Ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies in the year 1941.  

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   On this day in history 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   2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia in the year 1941.  

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

Oct 27   In the year 1941 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."  

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) in the year 1941.  

Oct 29   Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in NYC in the year 1941.  

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

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

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   German troops occupy Rostov in the year 1941.  

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   In the year 1941 the birth of Art Garfunkel, American Singer  

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

Nov 06   In the year 1941 einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine  

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   In the year 1941 british air attack on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied  

Nov 08   Gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83 in the year 1941.  

Nov 08   On this day in history the Albanian Communist Party is founded.  

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

Nov 11   On this day in history czech premier general Eliasjarrested by nazis  

Nov 11   Opening of the Australian War Memorial in the year 1941.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Next Page »

Jan 03   Shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide) was born in the year 1941.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1941 birth of john Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest)  

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   In the year 1941 birth of grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1941 henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1941 franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1941 ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies  

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

Jan 11   Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) died in the year 1941.