Historical Events In 1941

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

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

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   Marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My First 40 Years) in the year 1941.  

Oct 22   Maxwell Anderson's "Candle in the Wind," premieres in NYC in the year 1941.  

Oct 23   Colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short) in the year 1941.  

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   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." in the year 1941.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 30   USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though US is not in war in the year 1941.  

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

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

Nov 01   In the year 1941 camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50  

Nov 01   In the year 1941 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   Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor on this day in history.  

Nov 05   The birth of Art Garfunkel, American Singer on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero) in the year 1941.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Nov 09   In the year 1941 hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster  

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

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

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Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) was born in the year 1941.  

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 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   Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 in the year 1941.  

Jan 05   In the year 1941 death of amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)  

Jan 06   Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83  

Jan 09   Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in the year 1941.  

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.