Page 4: Historical Events In 1941

Feb 20   inaugural transport of Jews to concentration camps leave Plotsk Poland   

Feb 20   Nazis order Polish Jews barred from using public transportation   

Feb 20   Romania breaks relations with Netherlands.   

Feb 21   Omar Bradley is promoted to the rank of brigadier general   

Feb 21   US Senate accepts Omar Bradley's demotion to Brigadier-General.   

Feb 22   Arthur T "Bomber" Harris is recorded as becoming British Air Marshal.   

Feb 22   German assault on El Agheila Libya.   

Feb 22   I G Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp.   

Feb 22   Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam   

Feb 22   Paul Creston's inaugural Symphony, premieres   

Feb 22   Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres   

Feb 23   Plutonium was inaugural produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg   

Feb 24   43 Geuzen resistance fighter trial opens in the Hague   

Feb 24   Anti Nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam   

Feb 24   Oskar Loerke, German director (Longest Day-1926), dies at 56   

Feb 25   Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)   

Feb 25   David Puttnam, English film producer is born.   

Feb 25   February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam.   

Feb 26   2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO.   

Feb 26   Cowboys' Amateur Association of America organized (California).   

Feb 26   Jan Keizer, Zaanse February striker, shot to death.   

Feb 26   Utrecht and Zaandam strike against raid on Jews   

Feb 26   Vichy-France makes religious education in school mandatory.   

Feb 28   39 U Boats (197000 ton) sunk this month.   

Feb 28   British-Italian dogfight above Albania.   

Mar 01   "Captain America" appears in a comic book.   

Mar 01   German troops invade Bulgaria.   

Mar 01   Himmler inspects Auschwitz concentration camp.   

Mar 01   The inaugural US commercial FM radio station goes on the air, Nashville TN   

Mar 02   World War II: inaugural German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact   

Mar 03   Constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59   

Mar 04   18 Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague.   

Mar 04   Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81   

Mar 04   Serbian Prince Paul visits Hitler   

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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)