Page 20: Historical Events In 1941
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
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 on this day in history. 


Dec 01 US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes on this day in history. 


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


Dec 02 In the year 1941 paul C W Chu, China, physicist (superconductivity) 


Dec 03 Hitler views Poltava Ukraine on this day in history. 


Dec 03 On this day in history johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85 


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


Dec 05 On this day in history david Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire 


Dec 05 Football Writers Association of America organized on this day in history. 


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


Dec 06 Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore on this day in history. 


Dec 06 NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens in the year 1941. 


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


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


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


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


Dec 07 Pearl Harbour attacked without a declaration of war by Japanese aircraft, sinking much of the US fleet on this day in history. 


Dec 08 As a result of the attack on Pearl Harbour, Britain, the United States and Australia declare war on Japan on this day in history. 


Dec 08 Destruction Camp Chelmo opens on this day in history. 


Dec 08 On this day in history uS declares war on Japan. 


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


Dec 09 1st US WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines on this day in history. 


Dec 09 China declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy on this day in history. 


Dec 09 Citizen Register reports "Hostile planes reported nearing Westchester" on this day in history. 


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 On this day in history british battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore 


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 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 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 in the year 1941. 


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


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


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