Page 8: Historical Events In 1941

Apr 16   On this day in history little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes   

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

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

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

Apr 19   Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   L Oterma discovers asteroids #2804 Yrjo & #3497 in the year 1941.   

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

Apr 20   Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1941 arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies   

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

Apr 23   In the year 1941 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   A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1941.   

Apr 27   In the year 1941 german troops occupy Athens Greece   

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

Apr 28   Last British troops in Greece surrenders on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1941 sgt. John Daniel Hinton, 20th NZ Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Kalamai, Greece   

Apr 28   In the year 1941 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   Spread of Judaism begins in Croatia in the year 1941.   

May 01   In the year 1941 "Citizen Kane", directed by &starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York   

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

May 01   General Mills introduces Cheerios in the year 1941.   

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   In the year 1941 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   FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1941 birth of maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan)   

Jan 05   In the year 1941 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 in the year 1941.   

Jan 05   Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt) was born in the year 1941.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42   

Jan 04   On this day in history henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

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   On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

Jan 09   In the year 1941 ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies   

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.