Page 8: Historical Events In 1941

Apr 16   Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history british troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis   

Apr 17   In the year 1941 office of Price Administration established (handled rationing)   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1941 johanna Muller-Hermann, composer, dies at 63   

Apr 19   On this day in history l Oterma discovers asteroids #2804 Yrjo & #3497   

Apr 20   100 German bombers attack Athens in the year 1941.   

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

Apr 20   In the year 1941 the birth of Ryan O'Neal, American actor   

Apr 21   On this day in history greece surrenders to nazi-Germany   

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

Apr 22   Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1567 Alikoski in the year 1941.   

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

Apr 24   On this day in history british army begins evacuation of Greece   

Apr 25   Operation Merkur: Hitler orders conquest of Kreta in the year 1941.   

Apr 26   In the year 1941 a tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)   

Apr 26   Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 in the year 1941.   

Apr 26   On this day in history y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo   

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

Apr 27   German troops occupy Athens Greece on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1941 ann-Margret, Valsjobya Sweden, actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy)   

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   On this day in history the birth of Ann Margret, Swedish actress   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1941 spread of Judaism begins in Croatia   

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

May 01   On this day in history allied evacuation from Greece completed   

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

May 01   German assault on Tobruk in the year 1941.   

May 01   John R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71 in the year 1941.   

May 01   Orson Welles stars in Citizen Kane, premiering today in New York, NY on this day in history.   

May 02   Anti-British revolt, encouraged by Germany, takes place in Iraq in the year 1941.   

May 02   FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1 in the year 1941.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's)   

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60   

Jan 08   In the year 1941 robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

Jan 09   Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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