Page 18: Historical Events In 1941

Oct 18   Spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo on this day in history.   

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

Oct 20   Ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Nazi occupiers murder 500 inhabitants of Kragujevac Serbia on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My First 40 Years)   

Oct 22   Maxwell Anderson's "Candle in the Wind," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short) on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 26   On this day in history 2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1941 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."   

Oct 27   Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan on this day in history.   

Oct 29   In the year 1941 brian Yuile, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests)   

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

Oct 30   On this day in history uSS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though US is not in war   

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

Oct 31   Herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1941.   

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

Nov 01   On this day in history chetniks attacks Tito's partizans in Uzice Yugoslavia   

Nov 02   German troops occupy Rostov in the year 1941.   

Nov 03   Hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor   

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

Nov 06   In the year 1941 doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero)   

Nov 06   In the year 1941 einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine   

Nov 06   On this day in history 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.   

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

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

Nov 08   In the year 1941 gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83   

Nov 08   The Albanian Communist Party is founded in the year 1941.   

Nov 09   Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Czech premier general Eliasjarrested by nazis in the year 1941.   

Nov 11   On this day in history opening of the Australian War Memorial   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide)   

Jan 03   In the year 1941 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 in the year 1941.   

Jan 04   In the year 1941 birth of maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan)   

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 in the year 1941.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt)   

Jan 05   Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1941.   

Jan 04   In the year 1941 henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

Jan 05   Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903) died in the year 1941.   

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

Jan 08   Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 in the year 1941.   

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

Jan 10   Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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