Page 8: Historical Events In 1941

Apr 16   Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes in the year 1941.   

Apr 17   In the year 1941 british troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis   

Apr 17   Office of Price Administration established (handled rationing) in the year 1941.   

Apr 18   In the year 1941 ... Korysis, PM of Greece, commits suicide   

Apr 19   Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1941.   

Apr 19   L Oterma discovers asteroids #2804 Yrjo & #3497 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1941 100 German bombers attack Athens   

Apr 20   Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49 in the year 1941.   

Apr 20   On this day in history the birth of Ryan O'Neal, American actor   

Apr 21   Greece surrenders to nazi-Germany on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies in the year 1941.   

Apr 22   In the year 1941 y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1567 Alikoski   

Apr 23   On this day in history greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt   

Apr 24   British army begins evacuation of Greece on this day in history.   

Apr 25   On this day in history operation Merkur: Hitler orders conquest of Kreta   

Apr 26   On this day in history a tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)   

Apr 26   On this day in history jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74   

Apr 26   In the year 1941 y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo   

Apr 27   Athens, Greece, captured by the German army on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1941 german troops occupy Athens Greece   

Apr 28   Ann-Margret, Valsjobya Sweden, actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy) on this day in history.   

Apr 28   On this day in history last British troops in Greece surrenders   

Apr 28   Sgt. John Daniel Hinton, 20th NZ Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Kalamai, Greece on this day in history.   

Apr 28   The birth of Ann Margret, Swedish actress on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Atlantic German U-boat torpedoes Canadian passenger ship Nerissa off Ireland; 73 Canadian Army personnel lost in the year 1941.   

Apr 30   On this day in history spread of Judaism begins in Croatia   

May 01   On this day in history "Citizen Kane", directed by &starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York   

May 01   Allied evacuation from Greece completed on this day in history.   

May 01   General Mills introduces Cheerios on this day in history.   

May 01   German assault on Tobruk on this day in history.   

May 01   In the year 1941 john R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71   

May 01   On this day in history orson Welles stars in Citizen Kane, premiering today in New York, NY   

May 02   Anti-British revolt, encouraged by Germany, takes place in Iraq on this day in history.   

May 02   In the year 1941 fCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1   

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

Jan 03   Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) was born in the year 1941.   

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

Jan 04   Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) was born in the year 1941.   

Jan 05   Bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1941 birth of mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt)   

Jan 05   Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker was born in the year 1941.   

Jan 02   Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1941 death of amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)   

Jan 06   In the year 1941 franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60   

Jan 08   Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 in the year 1941.   

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