Historical Events In 1941

May 18   An Egyptian steamer sinks in the year 1941.  

May 18   Italian army under General Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia in the year 1941.  

May 18   Jewish veterans honor their dead on this day in history.  

May 19   German occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis in the year 1941.  

May 19   Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis in the year 1941.  

May 19   New Nazi battleship Bismarck leaves Gdynia, Poland in the year 1941.  

May 20   Archer's "Christian Calendar & Gregorian Reform" published on this day in history.  

May 20   On this day in history former Dutch PM Colijn says Netherlands Indies not ready for independence  

May 20   German soldiers invade Crete in the year 1941.  

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

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

May 21   German airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta in the year 1941.  

May 21   In the year 1941 singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp  

May 21   The first US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) on this day in history.  

May 22   British troops attack Baghdad on this day in history.  

May 22   Paul Winfield, LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack) in the year 1941.  

May 22   Second Lieutenant Charles Hazlitt UPHAM 20 th NZ Battalion, won the first of two Victoria Crosses on Crete in the year 1941.  

May 23   Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

May 23   On this day in history lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies  

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

May 24   In the year 1941 lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle  

May 24   On this day in history the birth of Bob Dylan, American singer/songwriter  

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 in the year 1941.  

May 25   On this day in history ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941  

May 26   In the year 1941 american Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Phila  

May 26   American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia on this day in history.  

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   Allied troops begin evacuating Kreta on this day in history.  

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

May 27   On this day in history german battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force  

May 27   On this day in history the German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France  

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

Jan 03   Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 04   John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born in the year 1941.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1941 birth of bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's)  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1941 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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)