Page 8: 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   In the year 1941 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   In the year 1941 barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49   

Apr 20   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1941 british army begins evacuation of Greece   

Apr 25   Operation Merkur: Hitler orders conquest of Kreta on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 27   German troops occupy Athens Greece in the year 1941.   

Apr 28   Ann-Margret, Valsjobya Sweden, actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy) in the year 1941.   

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 in the year 1941.   

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

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

Apr 30   Spread of Judaism begins in Croatia on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1941 german assault on Tobruk   

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

May 01   In the year 1941 orson Welles stars in Citizen Kane, premiering today in New York, NY   

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

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

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Jan 03   Shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide) was born in the year 1941.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour)   

Jan 04   John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born in the year 1941.   

Jan 04   Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's) was born in the year 1941.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain)   

Jan 05   Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1941 birth of hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker   

Jan 02   Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1941.   

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

Jan 05   Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 in the year 1941.   

Jan 08   Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 in the year 1941.   

Jan 09   On this day in history ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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)