Page 18: Historical Events In 1941

Oct 18   Spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo in the year 1941.   

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) in the year 1941.   

Oct 22   Maxwell Anderson's "Candle in the Wind," premieres in NYC in the year 1941.   

Oct 23   Colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short) in the year 1941.   

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

Oct 25   16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa Ukraine on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1941.   

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

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   On this day in history 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton)   

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

Nov 01   Camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Chetniks attacks Tito's partizans in Uzice Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

Nov 02   In the year 1941 german troops occupy Rostov   

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

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   Doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1941 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1941 gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83   

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

Nov 09   In the year 1941 hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster   

Nov 11   On this day in history czech premier general Eliasjarrested by nazis   

Nov 11   Opening of the Australian War Memorial in the year 1941.   

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Jan 03   Shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide) was born in the year 1941.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour)   

Jan 04   In the year 1941 birth of john Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest)   

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   In the year 1941 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   On this day in history birth of hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker   

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

Jan 04   Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1941 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   On this day in history ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies   

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)