Page 8: Historical Events In 1941

Apr 16   Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes in the year 1941.   

Apr 17   In the year 1941 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 in the year 1941.   

Apr 19   In the year 1941 johanna Muller-Hermann, composer, dies at 63   

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

Apr 20   In the year 1941 100 German bombers attack Athens   

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

Apr 20   On this day in history the birth of Ryan O'Neal, American actor   

Apr 21   Greece surrenders to nazi-Germany in the year 1941.   

Apr 22   On this day in history arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies   

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

Apr 23   In the year 1941 greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt   

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   On this day in history a tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)   

Apr 26   Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 in the year 1941.   

Apr 26   Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1941 athens, Greece, captured by the German army   

Apr 27   In the year 1941 german troops occupy Athens Greece   

Apr 28   Ann-Margret, Valsjobya Sweden, actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy) on this day in history.   

Apr 28   On this day in history 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   The birth of Ann Margret, Swedish actress in the year 1941.   

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   On this day in history spread of Judaism begins in Croatia   

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

May 01   In the year 1941 allied evacuation from Greece completed   

May 01   In the year 1941 general Mills introduces Cheerios   

May 01   German assault on Tobruk on this day in history.   

May 01   John R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

May 02   In the year 1941 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   Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) was born in the year 1941.   

Jan 04   John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker   

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

Jan 04   Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81 in the year 1941.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

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.