Historical Events In 1941

Oct 18   On this day in history spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo  

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   Marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My First 40 Years) on this day in history.  

Oct 22   On this day in history maxwell Anderson's "Candle in the Wind," premieres in NYC  

Oct 23   In the year 1941 colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)  

Oct 23   On this day in history walt Disney's "Dumbo" released  

Oct 25   16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa Ukraine in the year 1941.  

Oct 26   2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia in the year 1941.  

Oct 26   US savings bonds go on sale in the year 1941.  

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   In the year 1941 chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan  

Oct 29   Brian Yuile, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests) on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50  

Nov 01   Chetniks attacks Tito's partizans in Uzice Yugoslavia in the year 1941.  

Nov 02   In the year 1941 german troops occupy Rostov  

Nov 03   Hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails in the year 1941.  

Nov 05   Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history the birth of Art Garfunkel, American Singer  

Nov 06   On this day in history doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero)  

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 in the year 1941.  

Nov 07   In the year 1941 albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Das Gewitter), dies at 46  

Nov 07   On this day in history british air attack on Berlin, Mannheim & Ruhrgebied  

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

Nov 08   The Albanian Communist Party is founded on this day in history.  

Nov 09   On this day in history hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster  

Nov 11   In the year 1941 czech premier general Eliasjarrested by nazis  

Nov 11   In the year 1941 opening of the Australian War Memorial  

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Jan 03   In the year 1941 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 in the year 1941.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of john Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest)  

Jan 04   Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's) was born in the year 1941.  

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   Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1941 mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42  

Jan 04   On this day in history henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81  

Jan 05   On this day in history death of amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)  

Jan 06   Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 in the year 1941.  

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   Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) died on this day in history.