Page 7: Historical Events In 1941

Apr 05   In San Francisco, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses   

Apr 05   In SF, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses.   

Apr 06   8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood claims, shooting a 280   

Apr 06   German army invades Yugoslovia and Greece.   

Apr 06   Italian-held Addis Ababa capitulates to British and Ethiopian forces   

Apr 07   British generals O'Connor and Neame captured in North Africa.   

Apr 07   Canadian merchant ship S.S. Portadoc, (Great Lakes freighter) was torpedoed by the U-124 off Freetown south Africa   

Apr 08   Earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident   

Apr 08   Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title.   

Apr 08   Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

Apr 09   Commissioning of USS North Carolina, which carried 9 16-inch guns   

Apr 09   PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame.   

Apr 10   German troops conquer Libyan county Cyrenaica.   

Apr 10   Paul Theroux, American writer is born   

Apr 10   Start of siege of Tobruk, Libya, which lasts until 7 December 1941.   

Apr 10   USS Niblack, while rescuing survivors of torpedoed ship, depth charged German submarine; inaugural action of WW II between U.S. and German navies.   

Apr 11   Belgrade, in Yugoslavia, occupied by German forces during World War 2   

Apr 11   Germany blitzes Conventry, England   

Apr 12   Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games.   

Apr 13   Annie Jump Cannon, US astronomer (Henry Draper catalogues), dies at 77.   

Apr 13   Corporal J H Edmonson, 2/17th Battalion, 2nd AIF, awarded posthumously the inaugural Australian Victoria Cross of World War Two at Tobruk, Libya.   

Apr 13   Heavy German assault on Tobruk.   

Apr 14   1st massive German raid in Paris, 3600 Jews rounded up   

Apr 14   Jack Edmonson, Australian corporal in Tobruk (Victoria Cross), dies.   

Apr 14   Julie Christie, American actress is born.   

Apr 15   1st helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct   

Apr 15   inaugural helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct.   

Apr 16   Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies   

Apr 16   Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes   

Apr 17   British troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis   

Apr 17   Office of Price Administration established (handled rationing).   

Apr 18   ... Korysis, PM of Greece, commits suicide   

Apr 19   Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer, dies at 63   

Apr 19   L Oterma discovers asteroids #2804 Yrjo and #3497.   

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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)