Page 10: Historical Events In 1941

May 18   On this day in history an Egyptian steamer sinks   

May 18   Italian army under General Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia on this day in history.   

May 18   On this day in history jewish veterans honor their dead   

May 19   German occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis on this day in history.   

May 19   Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1941 new Nazi battleship Bismarck leaves Gdynia, Poland   

May 20   On this day in history archer's "Christian Calendar & Gregorian Reform" published   

May 20   Former Dutch PM Colijn says Netherlands Indies not ready for independence in the year 1941.   

May 20   On this day in history german soldiers invade Crete   

May 20   In the year 1941 sgt. Alfred Clive HULME 23rd NZ Battalionwon the Victoria Cross for valor at various places in Greece   

May 21   On this day in history 1st US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore)   

May 21   On this day in history german airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta   

May 21   Singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp on this day in history.   

May 21   The first US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) in the year 1941.   

May 22   On this day in history british troops attack Baghdad   

May 22   On this day in history paul Winfield, LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack)   

May 22   On this day in history second Lieutenant Charles Hazlitt UPHAM 20 th NZ Battalion, won the first of two Victoria Crosses on Crete   

May 23   In the year 1941 joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title   

May 23   Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies in the year 1941.   

May 24   On this day in history bismarck sinks British battle cruiser HMS Hood, 1,416 die 3 survive   

May 24   Lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle on this day in history.   

May 24   The birth of Bob Dylan, American singer/songwriter in the year 1941.   

May 24   In the year 1941 the German battleship Bismarck sinks the British dreadnought Hood in the North Atlantic   

May 25   5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India on this day in history.   

May 25   In the year 1941 ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941   

May 26   American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Phila in the year 1941.   

May 26   American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia in the year 1941.   

May 26   In the year 1941 ark Royal airplane sights German battleship Bismarck   

May 26   German occupiers begin youth labor in the year 1941.   

May 27   AH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

May 27   In the year 1941 allied troops begin evacuating Kreta   

May 27   In the year 1941 fDR proclaimes an "unlimited national emergency" due to Germany's sinking of Robin Moor   

May 27   German battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force on this day in history.   

May 27   The German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France in the year 1941.   

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

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

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 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   Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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 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   In the year 1941 frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61   

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