1941

Year 1941 () was a (the link will display 1941 calendar) of the.

Events

 * (Below, many events of have the "" prefix.)

January

 * - The short subject  is released, marking the second appearance of, and also the first to have his name on a title card.
 * delivers his in the State of the Union Address.
 * Keel of is laid at  in.
 * - the founder of Scouting, dies.
 * - is introduced into the.
 * - and  describe the workings of the  in print.
 * - troops attack -held.
 * - Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes swears in  for the third and last time.
 * - : n and forces ,.
 * - : British troops capture from the Italians.
 * - Aviator testifies before the  and recommends that the  negotiate a  with.
 * - Aviator testifies before the  and recommends that the  negotiate a  with.

February

 * - : The forcibly restore  to office in occupied,.
 * - : The (USO) is created to entertain  troops.
 * - : Lieutenant-General arrives in.
 * - : The start of the Three Nights' Blitz over, . Over these three nights of intensive bombing, which lasted a total of 13 hours and 48 minutes, Swansea town centre was almost completely obliterated by the 896 High Explosive bombs employed by the . A total of 397 casualties and 230 deaths were reported. The Three nights Blitz ended in the early hours of February 22.
 * : isolates and discovers.

March

 * March - #1 issues the first ' & ' comic.
 * - : signs the  thus joining the.
 * begins operations in becoming the first  station.
 * becomes Rear Admiral for the 's Support Force,
 * - : British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the  off the north coast of.
 * signs the Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the  on loan.
 * is chartered.
 * In, the is officially opened by President.
 * British Minister of Labour,, calls for women to fill vital jobs.
 * - 's begins to generate.
 * - : in  joins the
 * Anti-Axis coup d'etat in Yugoslavia - Prince Paul exiled; 17-year-old King Peter II assumes power.
 * - ese spy arrives in  and begins to study the  fleet at.
 * - : - Off the  coast in the,  defeat those of  sinking five warships. Battle started on.
 * - All German, Italian, and Danish ships anchored in waters are taken into "protective custody".
 * Anti-Axis coup d'etat in Yugoslavia - Prince Paul exiled; 17-year-old King Peter II assumes power.
 * - ese spy arrives in  and begins to study the  fleet at.
 * - : - Off the  coast in the,  defeat those of  sinking five warships. Battle started on.
 * - All German, Italian, and Danish ships anchored in waters are taken into "protective custody".

April

 * - : invades  and.
 * - : troops enter.
 * - and  sign a.
 * - : Yugoslav Royal Army capitulates.
 * - : Prime Minister of  commits suicide as  troops approach.
 * - : Greece capitulates. troops and some elements of the  withdraw to.
 * - holds its first mass rally in  with  as keynote speaker.
 * -, at his regular press conference, criticizes Charles Lindbergh by comparing him to the of the Civil War period.  In response, Lindbergh resigns his commission in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve on.
 * - : troops enter.

May

 * Breakfast cereal is introduced as  by.
 * ' film  premieres in
 * The first Defense Bonds and Defense Savings Stamps go on sale in the to help fund the greatly increased production of military equipment.
 * - Emperor enters, which had been liberated from  forces; this date has been since commemorated as  in.
 * - At 's, performs his first.
 * - : The submarine  is captured by the British . On board is the latest  which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
 * The 's is damaged by the  in an.
 * parachutes into claiming to be on a peace mission.
 * - presented the, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic  in.
 * First British jet aircraft, the, is flown.
 * 's 56-game begins, lasting until.
 * - : -  launches airborne invasion of.
 * - : 950 miles off the coast of, the freighter becomes the first  ship sunk by a German.
 * - : In the, the battleship  sinks the  killing all but three crewman on what was the pride of the.
 * - : In the, aircraft from the carrier  fatally cripple the  in torpedo attack.
 * proclaims an "unlimited national emergency."
 * German battleship  is sunk in killing 2,300.
 * - : In the, aircraft from the carrier  fatally cripple the  in torpedo attack.
 * proclaims an "unlimited national emergency."
 * German battleship  is sunk in killing 2,300.
 * German battleship  is sunk in killing 2,300.

June

 * - Four thousands residents were asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the.
 * -, the official Soviet news agency, denies reports of tension between and the.
 * Mass deportations by authorities take place in,  and.
 * All German and Italian assets in the are frozen.
 * - All German and Italian consulates in the are ordered closed and their staffs to leave the country by July 10.
 * attacks the in
 * and declare war on the Soviet Union.
 * promises all possible British assistance to the Soviet Union in a worldwide broadcast: "Any man or state who fights against Nazidom will have our aid.  Any man or state who marches with Hitler is our foe."
 * , first anti-fascist armed unit in occupied Europe founded by n near,.
 * - and  declare war on the Soviet Union.
 * - : attacks the  to seek the opportunity of revenge in the.
 * - declares war on the Soviet Union.
 * - : attacks the  to seek the opportunity of revenge in the.
 * - declares war on the Soviet Union.

July

 * - :  calls up one million men for military service.
 * - :, in his first address since the German invasion, calls upon the Soviet people to carry out a "" policy of resistance to the bitter end.
 * -, committed by in captured  city of.
 * - : troops reach the  River.
 * - - War between and
 * forces take over the defense of from the
 * starts the first popular uprising in Europe against the Axis Powers.
 * troops take over from the.
 * - : starts the second popular uprising in Europe against the Axis Powers.
 * - :  signs armistice terms ending all fighting in  and.
 * - : A broadcast by "Colonel Britton" calls on the people of Occupied Europe to resist the Nazis under the slogan "V for Victory".
 * In response to the ese occupation of, US President orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the.
 * General is named commander of all  forces in the ; the Philippines Army ordered nationalized by President Roosevelt.
 * - : gunboat  attacked by Japanese aircraft while anchored in the  at .  Japan apologizes for the incident the following day.
 * - : Under instructions from, official , orders  general  to "submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired  of the Jewish question."
 * - : gunboat  attacked by Japanese aircraft while anchored in the  at .  Japan apologizes for the incident the following day.
 * - : Under instructions from, official , orders  general  to "submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired  of the Jewish question."

August

 * August - Formation of the in the
 * - The first is produced
 * - 6-year-old goes to an  operation in  and lapses into a . She dies, still in coma.
 * - and  meet at, . The  is created as a result.
 * - By one vote (203-202), the passes legislation extending the draft period for selectees and the  from one year to 30 months.
 * - orders a temporary halt to  systematic  of  and  due to protests. However, graduates of the  were then transferred to s, where they continued in their trade.
 * - : - German Occupation Authority announces that anyone found either working for or aiding the  will be sentenced to death.
 * - : A bombing hits an n steamer with 3500 -mobilized Estonian men on board, killing 598 of them.
 * - : -  and  forces invade.
 * - : -  is shot in an assassination attempt at.
 * - : announce the destruction of massive  dam at  to prevent its capture by the Germans.
 * -  debuts on Radio.

September

 * - : The becomes the first  ship fired upon by a  submarine in the war, even though the United States is a neutral power. Tension heightens between the two nations as a result.
 * - Holocaust: The requirement to wear the with the word "" inscribed, is extended to all Jews over the age of 6 in -occupied areas.
 * - : begins -  forces begin a siege against the 's second-largest city, . Stalin orders the Volga Deutsche deported to Siberia.
 * orders the to shoot on sight if any ship or convoy is threatened.
 * , at an rally in, accuses "the British, the Jewish, and the Roosevelt administration" of leading the  toward war. Widespread condemnation of Lindbergh follows.
 * - : First snowfall reported on Russian front.
 * - of, headed by , is appointed by German military administration.
 * -, is forced to resign in favor of his son  under pressure from the  and the.
 * - The first, the , is launched at.
 * - The first, the , is launched at.

October

 * - : -  begins an all-out offensive against.
 * - becomes the 14th
 * - : In their invasion of the, reaches the  with the capture of.
 * - : government moves to, but  remains in.
 * - : The destroyer is torpedoed and damaged near, killing eleven sailors - the first American military casualties of the war.
 * - General becomes the 40th.
 * - : rampage in, killing thousands of civilians
 * - Walt Disney's feature-length cartoon  is released.
 * - disappears during a flight over North Sea
 * - : approves US$1 billion in  aid to the.
 * After 14 years of work, drilling is completed on.
 * The destroyer is torpedoed by a   near, killing more than 100  sailors.
 * The destroyer is torpedoed by a   near, killing more than 100  sailors.

November

 * - : Soviet leader addresses the  for only the second time during his three-decade rule (the first time was earlier that year on ). He states that even though 350,000 troops were killed in  attacks so far, that the Germans have lost 4.5 million soldiers (a gross exaggeration) and that Soviet victory was near.
 * - : Soviet hospital sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several ’s hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking.
 * - In a speech at the in,  promises, "...should the  become involved in war with , the British declaration will follow within the hour."
 * - : : Temperatures around drop to &minus;12 ° and the  launches  for the first time against the freezing  forces near the city.
 * - : The  is hit by German
 * capsizes and sinks, having been torpedoed by.
 * - Japanese diplomat arrives in the  to assist Ambassador  in peace negotiations.
 * - : -, the  ambassador to , cables the  that Japan had plans to launch an attack against ,  (his cable was ignored).
 * - : The n war cruiser sinks off the coast of, killing 645 sailors.
 * - The program  is broadcast for the first time (it would later become the longest running daily radio broadcast in history and the most famous live  radio program).
 * - : The grants  to the.
 * US President signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as  in the  (this partly reversed a  action by Roosevelt that changed the celebration of Thanksgiving to the third Thursday of November).
 * The ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States.
 * - A fleet of six s commanded by ese Vice Admiral leaves  for  under strict  silence.
 * A group of young men stop traffic on highway US 99 south of, handing out fliers proclaiming the establishment of the.
 * - Germans reach their closest approach to . They are subsequently frozen by cold weather and attacks by the.
 * - All U.S. military forces in Asia and the Pacific are placed on war alert.
 * A group of young men stop traffic on highway US 99 south of, handing out fliers proclaiming the establishment of the.
 * - Germans reach their closest approach to . They are subsequently frozen by cold weather and attacks by the.
 * - All U.S. military forces in Asia and the Pacific are placed on war alert.

December

 * , Mayor of and Director of the, signed  creating the  under the authority of the.
 * State of emergency declared in and the.
 * - : - The code message "Climb Mount Niitaka" is transmitted to the Japanese task force, indicating that negotiations have broken down and that the attack is to be carried out according to plan.
 * - declared in, with judge  as a governor
 * - : -  makes a personal peace appeal to Emperor  of.
 * , (in ) -  launches a surprise attack consisting of two full regiments on the  fleet at, thus drawing the  into.
 * The officially declares war on.
 * officially declares war on
 * The declares war on
 * launches invasions in, , , and.
 * - : The British battleships and  are sunk by Japanese aircraft in the  north of.
 * declares war on the.
 * American forces repel a Japanese landing attempt at.
 * - and  declare war on the .  declares war on .  seizes  ship.
 * - 's low temperature record of -53°C was set in a village within.
 * - : becomes Supreme  of the
 * - : A second Japanese landing attempt on is successful, and the American garrison surrenders after a full night and morning of fighting.
 * - : British and Canadians are defeated by the Japanese at.
 * - : becomes the first  to address a
 * - : raid the  port of, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses, drawing vital troops away from other areas.
 * - : starts the (the assassination of  in ).
 * - : becomes the first  to address a
 * - : raid the  port of, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses, drawing vital troops away from other areas.
 * - : starts the (the assassination of  in ).

Undated

 * The is discovered in.
 * Results of the are published, showing that s radiate at  affected by their motion.
 * In, forms the  camera company.
 * Indochina Communist party, led by, combines with Nationalist party to form the.

January

 * -, American composer, producer, and musician
 * -, American actor
 * , Japanese filmmaker
 * , English footballer
 * , British violinist and conductor (d. )
 * , English chemist, laureate
 * -, British comedian (d. )
 * -, American singer and activitist
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, British singer (d. )
 * , American actress
 * , Slovenian politician and statesman
 * , retired Australian newsreader
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * , Spanish-born tenor
 * , American musician
 * , American singer and songwriter
 * , American singer
 * , American actor
 * , English film director
 * -, English astronomer
 * , Dutch swimmer
 * -, American politician
 * , American actor
 * , English film director
 * -, English astronomer
 * , Dutch swimmer
 * -, American politician
 * , Dutch swimmer
 * -, American politician
 * -, American politician

February

 * -, American children's author
 * , American actor
 * , Swiss Federal Councilor
 * -, American politician
 * -, Australian evangelist
 * -, American actor
 * -, English film director
 * -, German painter
 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * -, American singer
 * -, British photographer (d. )
 * -, British politician
 * -, British politician

March

 * , English film director
 * , American actor
 * -, Georgian chess player
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, German film director
 * -, American musician
 * , military ruler of Côte d'Ivoire (d. )
 * , American game show host
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American educator and author
 * -, British scientist
 * -, American football player
 * -, American astrophysicist, laureate
 * -, American football player
 * -, American astrophysicist, laureate

April

 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, English football player and World Cup winning captain (d. )
 * -, American geneticist, recipient of the
 * -, British actress
 * -, baseball player
 * , English disc jockey
 * -, Australian guitarist
 * -, American football player
 * , Swedish-born actress
 * , American chemist, laureate
 * , Ukrainian poet
 * , Swedish-born actress
 * , American chemist, laureate
 * , Ukrainian poet

May

 * -, Russian hockey player (d. )
 * -, English singer
 * , Swedish actress
 * , American singer (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * , American dancer and singer
 * , American film, producer, director, and screenwriter
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American poet and musician
 * -, Sculptor
 * -, American pharmacologist, recipient of the
 * -, American poet and musician
 * -, Sculptor
 * -, American pharmacologist, recipient of the

June

 * -, Turkish musician
 * , Argentine pianist
 * , American actor and screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American comic book artist
 * , Irish footballer and politician (d. )
 * , American musician
 * , organist of, the "Lord of the "
 * -, American actor and musician
 * , American-Canadian actor
 * , Welsh rally driver
 * -, American actor
 * -, American politician and educator
 * -, Polish film director (d. )
 * -, American computer scientist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American politician and educator
 * -, Polish film director (d. )
 * -, American computer scientist (d. )

July

 * , American scientist, recipient of the
 * , American economist, laureate
 * -, American conductor
 * -,  and
 * -, British actress
 * -, English disc jockey (d. )
 * , American author and activist
 * , Austrian politician
 * -, American singer
 * -, Alabama politician
 * -, Italian conductor
 * , American politician (d. )
 * , English actor
 * -, Canadian-American singer and songwriter
 * -, Indian politician
 * , English actor
 * -, Canadian-American singer and songwriter
 * -, Indian politician

August

 * -, American television and magazine personality
 * -, American poker player
 * -, American singer
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American football coach
 * -, South African musician

September

 * -, South African-born activist (d. )
 * -, Indian politician
 * , American musician (d. )
 * , American computer scientist
 * , English conductor
 * , Japanese computer game producer (d. )
 * -, Venezuelan musician
 * , American football player
 * , First Polish Cosmonaut in Space
 * -, U.S. Congressman from California (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, U.S. Congressman from California (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American singer

October

 * , British writer
 * , American writer
 * -, American clergyman and civil rights activist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer and composer
 * -, baseball commentator
 * -, British actress
 * , Australian singer and actress
 * , American novelist
 * , Irish actor
 * , British guitarist, singer and songwriter
 * -, German physicist, laureate
 * , Irish actor
 * , British guitarist, singer and songwriter
 * -, German physicist, laureate
 * -, German physicist, laureate

November

 * -, British journalist, author, broadcaster and diarist (d.)
 * -, American singer.
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Irish poet
 * -, Spiritual Leader of Pakistan (d. )
 * -, American psychologist
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, baseball player

December

 * -, American actor
 * , American airman
 * , Japanese singer and actor (d. )
 * -, American singer and actor
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, Manager of Manchester United
 * date unknown -, Chief Election Commissioner of India
 * -, Manager of Manchester United
 * date unknown -, Chief Election Commissioner of India

January-February

 * -, French philiosopher, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, English aviator (b. )
 * - Lord, English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts (b. )
 * , English composer (b. )
 * Sir, Irish artist (b. )
 * , American comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, Irish writer (b. )
 * -, Australian &  (b. )
 * -, American temperance movement leader (b. )
 * -, German economist and Minister of Finance (b. )
 * -, Canadian physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, German submariner (b. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - King (b. )

March-July

 * -, American sculptor (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * -, 1st Baron Stamp, Bt, GCB, GBE, FBA, a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker (b.)
 * -, Swedish poetess (suicide) (b. )
 * -,   (b. )
 * -, American missionary and heroine of the Nanjing Massacre (b. )
 * -, Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Last Emperor of Germany (b. )
 * -, Swiss-born automobile builder and race car driver (b. )
 * -, Polish pianist, composer, and third (b. )
 * -, Polish mathematician (b. )
 * -, American jazz musician and composer (b. )
 * -, English archaeologist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )

August-December

 * -, Indian author, laureate (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, French chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Danish engineer and physicist (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (suicide) (b. )
 * -, German embryologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (killed in combat) (b. )
 * , German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * , third (b. )
 * -, American elocutionist, dramatist, impersonator, public speaker (b. )
 * -, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. )
 * -, Norwegian composer (b. )
 * -, Japanese Surprise Attack On Naval Base In Hawaii) (b. )
 * -, American admiral (died in the attack on Pearl Harbor) (b. )
 * -, Russian artist and architect (b. )
 * -, Russian artist and architect (b. )

Nobel prizes

 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded
 * - not awarded