December 12th (1941) was a Friday. It's the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th December, 1941
» World War II: Fifty-four Empire of Japan called Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Philippine called Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
» World War II: United States Marine Corps known as USMC F4F Wildcat called F4F "Wildcats" sink the first 4 major Japanese ships off Wake Island.
» World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria. Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. India declares war on Japan.
» Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a Reich Chancellery meeting of 12 December 1941 named meeting in the Reich Chancellery
December 12th Famous Deaths for 1941
» César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
December 12th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» December 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet
» Feast of the Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico)
» Vicelinus
» Constitution Day (Russia, 1993-2005)
» Jamhuri Day, celebrates the Independence Day or independence of Kenya from United Kingdom known as Britain in 1963.