Historical Events In 1941

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

Apr 17   In the year 1941 british troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1941 l Oterma discovers asteroids #2804 Yrjo & #3497   

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

Apr 20   On this day in history 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   Greece surrenders to nazi-Germany on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies in the year 1941.   

Apr 22   Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1567 Alikoski in the year 1941.   

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   On this day in history operation Merkur: Hitler orders conquest of Kreta   

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

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

Apr 27   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1941 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   "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   On this day in history general Mills introduces Cheerios   

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

May 02   In the year 1941 fCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1   

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Jan 03   Shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 11   Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) died on this day in history.