Page 20: Historical Events In 1941

Nov 30   101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes its last run in the year 1941.   

Dec 01   British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1941 uS Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes   

Dec 02   On this day in history largest roller skating rink (outside of NYC) opens in Peekskill NY   

Dec 02   In the year 1941 paul C W Chu, China, physicist (superconductivity)   

Dec 03   Hitler views Poltava Ukraine in the year 1941.   

Dec 03   Johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1941.   

Dec 04   On this day in history nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts   

Dec 05   In the year 1941 david Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire   

Dec 05   In the year 1941 football Writers Association of America organized   

Dec 05   In the year 1941 uSS Lexington (CV-2) sails with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor.   

Dec 06   Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1941 nYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens   

Dec 07   Australian bombers land on Timor/Ambon in the year 1941.   

Dec 07   In the year 1941 cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71   

Dec 07   On this day in history hMCS Windflower (Corvette) lost in a collision   

Dec 07   Japanese attack Pearl Harbor (a date that will live in infamy) first Japanese submarine sunk by a US ship (USS Ward) on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Pearl Harbour attacked without a declaration of war by Japanese aircraft, sinking much of the US fleet on this day in history.   

Dec 08   As a result of the attack on Pearl Harbour, Britain, the United States and Australia declare war on Japan in the year 1941.   

Dec 08   On this day in history destruction Camp Chelmo opens   

Dec 08   US declares war on Japan in the year 1941.   

Dec 08   USS Wake (PR-3), a river gunboat moored at Shanghai, is only U.S. vessel to surrender during World War II in the year 1941.   

Dec 09   In the year 1941 1st US WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines   

Dec 09   On this day in history china declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy   

Dec 09   Citizen Register reports "Hostile planes reported nearing Westchester" in the year 1941.   

Dec 09   In the year 1941 leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61   

Dec 09   On this day in history the first US WW II bombing mission in the Far East, Luzon, Philippines   

Dec 10   British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore on this day in history.   

Dec 10   On this day in history hMS PRINCE OF WALES sunk off Kuantan, Malaya in the South China Sea as many as 5 or 6 torpedoes from Japanese Navy land-based aircraft (Nells and Bettys).Of the crew of 1,612 327 were lost.   

Dec 10   In the year 1941 hMS REPULSE sunk with HMS PRince of Wales but hit by 5 torpedoes. Destroyers rescued 1,285 officers and men   

Dec 11   Buick lowered its prices to reflect the absence of spare tires or inner tubes from its new cars. Widespread shortages caused by World War II had led to many quotas and laws designed to conserve America's resources on this day in history.   

Dec 11   On this day in history dutch government in London declares war on Italy   

Dec 11   In the year 1941 germany and Italy declare war on US   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1941.   

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   Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 in the year 1941.   

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   In the year 1941 frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61   

Jan 11   Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) died in the year 1941.