1941
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century–20th century–21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s1920s1930s–1940s–1950s1960s1970s |
| Years: | 193819391940–1941–194219431944 |
1941(MCMXLI) was acommon year starting on Wednesdayin theGregorian calendar,the 1941st year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 941st year of the2nd millennium,the 41st year of the20th century,and the 2nd year of the1940sdecade.
Events
[change|change source]- January 6– Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers hisFour Freedoms Speechin the State of the Union Address.
- January 10–Lend-Leaseis introduced into theUnited States Congress.
- January 19–Britishtroops attackItalian-heldEritrea.
- January 21–World War II:AustralianandBritishforces attackTobruk,Libya.
- January 22– World War II: British troops captureTobrukfrom the Italians.
- January 23–Charles Lindberghtestifies before theUnited States Congressand recommends that theUnited Statesnegotiate aneutrality pactwithAdolf Hitler.
- April 6–World War II:TheGermanarmy attackedYugoslavia.
- April 10–Croatiadeclares itself independent ofYugoslavia.
- June 22- Nazi German invasion to theSoviet Union.TheGreat Patriotic War of the Soviet Unionbegins.
- September 11– Building ofThe Pentagonstarts.
- December 5- Soviet counteroffensive near Moscow begins.
- December 7– TheJapaneseattack onPearl Harbor.Following this, theU.S.entersWorld War II.
Births
[change|change source]- January 3–Van Dyke Parks,musician, composer
- January 5–Miyazaki Hayao,Japanese movie maker
- January 5–Grady Thomas,singer (P-Funk)
- January 8–Graham Chapman,British comedian (d.1989)
- January 9–Joan Baez,Americansinger
- January 14–Faye Dunaway,American actress
- January 14–Milan Kučan,Slovenepolitician,statesman
- January 15–Captain Beefheart,American singer (d.2010)
- January 18–David Ruffin,singer (died1991)
- January 21–Richie Havens,American musician (d.2013)
- January 21–Plácido Domingo,Spanishoperasinger
- January 26–Henry Jaglom,director
- January 26–Scott Glenn,actor
- January 30–Dick Cheney,formerVice President of the United States
- January 31-Eugene Terre'Blanche,South African far-right politician (d.2010)
- January 31–Richard Gephardt,Americanpolitician
- February 5–Kaspar Villiger,formermember of the Swiss Federal Council
- February 8–Nick Nolte,actor
- February 10–Michael Apted,director
- February 11–Glenn Randall Jr,stuntman
- February 11–Jeremy Mackenzie,general
- February 13–Sigmar Polke,German painter (d.2010)
- February 16-Kim Jong-il,North Koreansupreme commander. (died2011)
- February 17–Julia McKenzie,actress
- February 17–Gene Pitney,American singer (d.2006)
- February 20–Buffy Sainte-Marie,singer
- February 27–Paddy Ashdown,British politician
- March 3–Jutta Hoffmann,actress
- March 4–Adrian Lyne,director
- March 6–Willie Stargell,Baseball Hall of Famer(died2001)
- March 14–Wolfgang Petersen,director,Das Boot
- March 15–Mike Love,musician ( "The Beach Boys")
- March 16–Bernardo Bertolucci,movie director
- March 18–Wilson Pickett,American singer (d.2006)
- March 26–Richard Dawkins,British scientist
- March 30–Wasim Sajjad,formerPresident of Pakistan
- April 6–Hans W. Geissendörfer,Germanmovie director
- April 8–Vivienne Westwood,English fashion designer
- April 14–Pete Rose,Americanbaseballplayer
- April 18-Michael D. Higgins,President of Ireland
- April 23–Paavo Lipponen,Prime MinisterofFinland
- April 24-Richard Holbrooke,Americandiplomat(d.2010)
- May 13–Ritchie Valens,singer (died1959)
- May 13–Senta Berger,actress
- May 15–K.T. Oslin,country musician
- May 19–Nora Ephron,American screenwriter (d.2012)
- May 24–Bob Dylan,American poet and musician
- June 5–Martha Argerich,Argentinianpianist
- June 5–Spalding Gray,actor, screenwriter, andmonologueartist (died2004)
- June 9-Jon Lord,British musician (Deep Purple) (d.2012)
- June 15-Harry Nilsson,American singer-songwriter (d.1994)
- June 27–Krzysztof Kieslowski,movie director
- July 14–Maulana Karenga,writer and activist
- August 14-David Crosby,American singer-songwriter and musician (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- August 22–Bill Parcells,NFLcoach
- September 8-Bernie Sanders,American politician
- September 9–Otis Redding,musician (died1967)
- September 9–Dennis Ritchie,American computer scientist (d.2011)
- September 19–Cass Elliott,singer (The Mamas & the Papas) (died1974)
- September 28-Edmund Stoiber,German politician
- October 4–Anne Rice,horror/fantasy writer
- October 5–Eduardo DuhaldeformerPresidentofArgentina
- October 8-Jesse Jackson,American pastor and civil rights leader
- October 13–Paul Simon,American musician (Simon & Garfunkel)
- November 5-Art Garfunkel,American musician (Simon & Garfunkel)
- November 7-Angelo Scola,Italianarchbishopandcardinal
- November 29–Bill Freehan,baseballplayer
- December 18- His Royal HighnessPrince William of Gloucester
- December 23-Nigel Anthony,English actor
- December 31-Alex Ferguson,Scottish football manager
Deaths
[change|change source]- January 5–Amy Johnson,aviator
- January 8– LordRobert Baden-Powell,founder ofScouting
- January 10–Joe Penner,comedian, actor
- January 13–James Joyce,writer
- February 11–Rudolf Hilferding,German economist, Minister of Finance
- February 28– KingAlfonso XIII of Spain
- March 6–Gutzon Borglum,sculptor
- March 8–Sherwood Anderson,writer
- March 15–Alexej von Jawlensky,Russianimpressionistpainter
- March 28–Virginia Woolf,writer
- June 2–Lou Gehrig,baseballlegend (born1903)
- June 6–Louis Chevrolet,automobile builder
- July 10–Jelly Roll Morton–jazzmusician & composer (b.1890)
- July 11–Arthur Evans,archaeologist
- July 26–Henri Lebesgue,mathematician
- August 31–Marina Tsvetaeva,Russian poet (suicide)
- August 7–Rabindranath Tagore,writer
- September 13–Elias Disney,American farmer and father ofWalt Disney.
- November 18–Chris Watson,thirdPrime Minister of Australia
- December 3–Christian Sinding,composer
Nobel Prizes
[change|change source]- Physics– not awarded
- Chemistry– not awarded
- Medicine– not awarded
- Literature– not awarded
- Peace– not awarded