Historical Events In 1941

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

Apr 17   British troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis on this day in history.  

Apr 17   On this day in history office of Price Administration established (handled rationing)  

Apr 18   On this day in history ... Korysis, PM of Greece, commits suicide  

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

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

Apr 20   On this day in history 100 German bombers attack Athens  

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

Apr 20   The birth of Ryan O'Neal, American actor on this day in history.  

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

Apr 22   Arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 22   On this day in history y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1567 Alikoski  

Apr 23   Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt in the year 1941.  

Apr 24   British army begins evacuation of Greece in the year 1941.  

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

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

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 in the year 1941.  

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

Apr 28   On this day in history ann-Margret, Valsjobya Sweden, actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy)  

Apr 28   Last British troops in Greece surrenders in the year 1941.  

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

Apr 28   On this day in history the birth of Ann Margret, Swedish actress  

Apr 30   On this day in history atlantic German U-boat torpedoes Canadian passenger ship Nerissa off Ireland; 73 Canadian Army personnel lost.  

Apr 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1941 allied evacuation from Greece completed  

May 01   On this day in history general Mills introduces Cheerios  

May 01   In the year 1941 german assault on Tobruk  

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

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Jan 03   In the year 1941 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 on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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   Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 in the year 1941.  

Jan 08   In the year 1941 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   On this day in history death of emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)