Page 8: Historical Events In 1941

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

Apr 17   British troop land in Iraq/Yugoslavia; surrender to nazis in the year 1941.   

Apr 17   Office of Price Administration established (handled rationing) on this day in history.   

Apr 18   ... Korysis, PM of Greece, commits suicide on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 100 German bombers attack Athens   

Apr 20   In the year 1941 barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49   

Apr 20   The birth of Ryan O'Neal, American actor in the year 1941.   

Apr 21   On this day in history greece surrenders to nazi-Germany   

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

Apr 22   In the year 1941 y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1567 Alikoski   

Apr 23   Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt on this day in history.   

Apr 24   British army begins evacuation of Greece on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Operation Merkur: Hitler orders conquest of Kreta on this day in history.   

Apr 26   A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs) on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   In the year 1941 y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo   

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) in the year 1941.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1941.   

Apr 30   Spread of Judaism begins in Croatia on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history "Citizen Kane", directed by &starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York   

May 01   Allied evacuation from Greece completed on this day in history.   

May 01   General Mills introduces Cheerios in the year 1941.   

May 01   German assault on Tobruk in the year 1941.   

May 01   In the year 1941 john R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71   

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

May 02   Anti-British revolt, encouraged by Germany, takes place in Iraq in the year 1941.   

May 02   FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1941 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   In the year 1941 birth of hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker   

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

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 in the year 1941.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83   

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

Jan 10   Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 in the year 1941.   

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