Historical Events In 1941

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

Dec 01   British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies in the year 1941.   

Dec 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1941 paul C W Chu, China, physicist (superconductivity)   

Dec 03   Hitler views Poltava Ukraine in the year 1941.   

Dec 03   In the year 1941 johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85   

Dec 04   Nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts in the year 1941.   

Dec 05   In the year 1941 david Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire   

Dec 05   In the year 1941 football Writers Association of America organized   

Dec 05   On this day in history uSS Lexington (CV-2) sails with Task Force 12 to ferry Marine aircraft to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor.   

Dec 06   Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore in the year 1941.   

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

Dec 07   In the year 1941 australian bombers land on Timor/Ambon   

Dec 07   On this day in history cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71   

Dec 07   In the year 1941 hMCS Windflower (Corvette) lost in a collision   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 1st US WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines   

Dec 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 10   British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore on this day in history.   

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

Dec 11   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 on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1941 dutch government in London declares war on Italy   

Dec 11   Germany and Italy declare war on US on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1941 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   On this day in history birth of grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain)   

Jan 05   In the year 1941 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81   

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 in the year 1941.   

Jan 09   On this day in history ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies   

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

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