Historical Events In 1941

May 18   On this day in history an Egyptian steamer sinks   

May 18   Italian army under General Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia in the year 1941.   

May 18   On this day in history jewish veterans honor their dead   

May 19   German occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis in the year 1941.   

May 19   Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis on this day in history.   

May 19   New Nazi battleship Bismarck leaves Gdynia, Poland on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1941 archer's "Christian Calendar & Gregorian Reform" published   

May 20   Former Dutch PM Colijn says Netherlands Indies not ready for independence on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1941 german soldiers invade Crete   

May 20   In the year 1941 sgt. Alfred Clive HULME 23rd NZ Battalionwon the Victoria Cross for valor at various places in Greece   

May 21   1st US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) on this day in history.   

May 21   German airforce occupies airport at Maleme Kreta in the year 1941.   

May 21   On this day in history singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp   

May 21   The first US ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore) in the year 1941.   

May 22   In the year 1941 british troops attack Baghdad   

May 22   Paul Winfield, LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack) in the year 1941.   

May 22   Second Lieutenant Charles Hazlitt UPHAM 20 th NZ Battalion, won the first of two Victoria Crosses on Crete on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title   

May 23   On this day in history lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies   

May 24   In the year 1941 bismarck sinks British battle cruiser HMS Hood, 1,416 die 3 survive   

May 24   On this day in history lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle   

May 24   On this day in history the birth of Bob Dylan, American singer/songwriter   

May 24   The German battleship Bismarck sinks the British dreadnought Hood in the North Atlantic in the year 1941.   

May 25   In the year 1941 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India   

May 25   In the year 1941 ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941   

May 26   In the year 1941 american Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Phila   

May 26   In the year 1941 american Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia   

May 26   Ark Royal airplane sights German battleship Bismarck on this day in history.   

May 26   German occupiers begin youth labor on this day in history.   

May 27   AH Borgesius, tutor/experimentator/amateur astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

May 27   In the year 1941 allied troops begin evacuating Kreta   

May 27   FDR proclaimes an "unlimited national emergency" due to Germany's sinking of Robin Moor on this day in history.   

May 27   In the year 1941 german battleship Bismarck sunk by British naval force   

May 27   The German battleship 'Bismark' is sunk off the coast of France on this day in history.   

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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   John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born in the year 1941.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history death of amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)   

Jan 06   In the year 1941 franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60   

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 in the year 1941.   

Jan 10   On this day in history frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61   

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