Page 8: Historical Events In 1941

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

Apr 17   British troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis in the year 1941.   

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

Apr 20   100 German bombers attack Athens on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1941 barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49   

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

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

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

Apr 22   Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1567 Alikoski on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo in the year 1941.   

Apr 27   On this day in history athens, Greece, captured by the German army   

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   In the year 1941 last British troops in Greece surrenders   

Apr 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1941 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   On this day in history "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   On this day in history german assault on Tobruk   

May 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history anti-British revolt, encouraged by Germany, takes place in Iraq.   

May 02   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1941 birth of grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt)   

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   In the year 1941 henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

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

Jan 06   Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1941 death of emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)