Page 13: Historical Events In 1941

Jul 07   Sgt. James Allen Ward, 75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF, won the Victoria Cross over the Zuider See.   

Jul 07   U.S. Forces Occupy Iceland During World War II, the neutral United States moved closer to war with Germany when U.S. forces landed on Iceland to take over its garrisoning from the British   

Jul 07   United States armed forces arrive in Iceland.   

Jul 08   In this year, 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit.   

Jul 08   Philippe Gaubert, composer, dies at 62   

Jul 10   Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton pioneer jazz pianist, dies at 56 in LA   

Jul 10   Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, pioneer jazz pianist, dies in LA at 56.   

Jul 10   Jedwabne Pogrom is a massacre of Jewish people living in and near the village of Jedwabne in Poland.   

Jul 11   German troops attack Dnjepr   

Jul 12   Joseph Whipp, American actor   

Jul 12   Military treaty is signed between U.S.S.R. and Britain   

Jul 13   24th PGA Championship: Vic Ghezzi at Cherry Hills CC Denver   

Jul 13   Graeme Corling, Australian cricket fast bowler (1964 England tour)   

Jul 14   6000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp.   

Jul 15   Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Pencillin).   

Jul 15   Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Penicillin).   

Jul 16   100°F (38°C) highest temperature ever recorded in Seattle Wash   

Jul 17   Bob Taylor, cricketer wicket-keeper (too often in Knotty's shadow)   

Jul 17   NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland   

Jul 18   Dionyssios Lavrangas, composer, dies at 80.   

Jul 18   SS drowns 40 Jews in Dvina River, Belorussia   

Jul 19   1st US Army flying school for black cadets dedicated (Tuskegee Ala).   

Jul 19   British PM Winston Churchill launched his "V for Victory" campaign   

Jul 19   President Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee   

Jul 19   The inaugural US Army flying school for black cadets dedicted (Tuskegee Ala)   

Jul 20   Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17.   

Jul 21   200 Jewish Torahs are burned in Ukraine.   

Jul 21   Jim Bates, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )   

Jul 24   In this year, FDR formally claims Japanese troops out of Indo-China   

Jul 25   FDR bans selling benzine/gasoline to Japan.   

Jul 26   1st Dutch Austrians depart Hague.   

Jul 26   Benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies.   

Jul 27   103°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July.   

Jul 27   Japanese forces land in Indo-China   

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Jan 03   Shima iwashita: Actress (red lion, hara-kiri, double suicide)   

Jan 03   Van dyke parks: Alabama, actor/musician (bonino, billy crystal hour)   

Jan 04   John bennett perry: Williamstown mass, singer/actor (falcon crest)   

Jan 04   Maureen reagan: 1st daughter (ronald reagan)   

Jan 05   Bob cunis: Cricketer (new zealand pace bowler of the late 60's)   

Jan 05   Grady thomas: Us rock vocalist (parliaments, funkadelic, maggot brain)   

Jan 05   Mansur ali khan: Cricketer (nawab of pataudi, indian batsman & capt)   

Jan 05   Hayao miyazaki: Japanese film maker   

Jan 02   Mischa levitzki: Composer,    

Jan 04   Henri bergson: French philosopher (le rire, nobel 1928),   

Jan 05   Amy johnson: English aviator (b. 1903)   

Jan 06   Franz hessel: Writer,   

Jan 08   Robert baden-powell: Founder (boy scout movement),    

Jan 09   Ko boezeman: Dutch resistance fighter,   

Jan 10   Frank bridge: English violinist/composer (sea),    

Jan 11   Emanuel lasker: German chess player (b. 1868)