Page 20: Historical Events In 1941

Nov 30   101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes its last run on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1941 british cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python   

Dec 01   Horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1941 uS Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes   

Dec 02   In the year 1941 largest roller skating rink (outside of NYC) opens in Peekskill NY   

Dec 02   Paul C W Chu, China, physicist (superconductivity) on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1941 hitler views Poltava Ukraine   

Dec 03   Johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1941.   

Dec 04   Nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts on this day in history.   

Dec 05   David Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Football Writers Association of America organized in the year 1941.   

Dec 05   In the year 1941 uSS Lexington (CV-2) sails with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor.   

Dec 06   In the year 1941 dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore   

Dec 06   On this day in history nYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens   

Dec 07   On this day in history australian bombers land on Timor/Ambon   

Dec 07   In the year 1941 cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71   

Dec 07   HMCS Windflower (Corvette) lost in a collision in the year 1941.   

Dec 07   In the year 1941 japanese attack Pearl Harbor (a date that will live in infamy) first Japanese submarine sunk by a US ship (USS Ward)   

Dec 07   Pearl Harbour attacked without a declaration of war by Japanese aircraft, sinking much of the US fleet in the year 1941.   

Dec 08   In the year 1941 as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbour, Britain, the United States and Australia declare war on Japan   

Dec 08   Destruction Camp Chelmo opens in the year 1941.   

Dec 08   US declares war on Japan in the year 1941.   

Dec 08   USS Wake (PR-3), a river gunboat moored at Shanghai, is only U.S. vessel to surrender during World War II on this day in history.   

Dec 09   In the year 1941 1st US WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines   

Dec 09   In the year 1941 china declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy   

Dec 09   In the year 1941 citizen Register reports "Hostile planes reported nearing Westchester"   

Dec 09   Leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61 in the year 1941.   

Dec 09   The first US WW II bombing mission in the Far East, Luzon, Philippines on this day in history.   

Dec 10   In the year 1941 british battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore   

Dec 10   On this day in history hMS PRINCE OF WALES sunk off Kuantan, Malaya in the South China Sea as many as 5 or 6 torpedoes from Japanese Navy land-based aircraft (Nells and Bettys).Of the crew of 1,612 327 were lost.   

Dec 10   HMS REPULSE sunk with HMS PRince of Wales but hit by 5 torpedoes. Destroyers rescued 1,285 officers and men in the year 1941.   

Dec 11   In the year 1941 buick lowered its prices to reflect the absence of spare tires or inner tubes from its new cars. Widespread shortages caused by World War II had led to many quotas and laws designed to conserve America's resources   

Dec 11   Dutch government in London declares war on Italy in the year 1941.   

Dec 11   Germany and Italy declare war on US 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   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   On this day in history birth of maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's)   

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 in the year 1941.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in the year 1941.   

Jan 10   In the year 1941 frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61   

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