What Happened In February 1941 In History

Historical Events for February, 1941

• 4th » The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
• 5th » World War II: Allies of World War II e.g Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.
• 23rd » Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
• 25th » February Strike: In History of the Netherlands (1939-1945) German occupation known as occupied Amsterdam, a general strike is declared in response to increasing anti-Jewish measures instituted by the Nazis.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1941

• 1st » Karl Dall, German comedian, singer, and television host
• 1st » Jerry Spinelli, American author
• 2nd » Terry Biddlecombe, English jockey (d. 2014)
• 2nd » Lee Redmond, American woman with the longest fingernails
• 3rd » Neil Bogart, American record producer, founded Casablanca Records (d. 1982)
• 3rd » Dory Funk, Jr., American wrestler
• 3rd » Bridget Hanley, American actress
• 3rd » Howard Phillips (politician) or Howard Phillips, American politician (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Alan Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond, South African-English journalist and politician
• 4th » Jim Cunningham (British politician) called Jim Cunningham, Scottish politician
• 4th » Jiří Raška, Czech skier (d. 2012)
• 4th » John Steel (drummer) named John Steel, English drummer (The Animals)
• 5th » Jaap Blokker, Dutch businessman (d. 2011)
• 5th » Stephen J. Cannell. American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 5th » David Selby, American actor
• 5th » Vadim Gulyaev, Russian water polo player (d. 1998)
• 5th » Kaspar Villiger, Swiss businessman and politician
• 6th » Stephen Albert, American composer (d. 1992)
• 6th » Gigi Perreau, American actress
• 6th » Spencer Silver, American chemist
• 7th » Kevin Crossley-Holland, English author and poet
• 7th » Little Tony (singer) e.g Little Tony, Italian-Sammarinese singer and actor (d. 2013)
• 8th » Nick Nolte, American actor
• 8th » Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 8th » Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
• 9th » Sheila Kuehl, American actress and politician
• 10th » Michael Apted, English director and producer
• 10th » John Hampshire, English cricketer and umpire
• 11th » Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer
• 12th » Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2013)
• 12th » Naomi Uemura, Japanese explorer (d. 1984)
• 13th » Andrea Conte, American nurse
• 13th » Sigmar Polke, German painter
• 13th » Bo Svenson, Swedish actor
• 14th » Donna Shalala, American academic, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
• 14th » Big Jim Sullivan, English guitarist (d. 2012)
• 14th » Paul Tsongas, American politician (d. 1997)
• 15th » Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress
• 15th » Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer
• 16th » Anne Lonsdale, English sinologist and academic
• 16th » Kim Jong-il, North Korean politician, 2nd List of leaders of North Korea called Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 2011)
• 17th » Julia McKenzie, English actress, singer, and director
• 18th » Mati Nuude, Estonian weightlifter and singer (Apelsin) (d. 2001)
• 18th » Herman Santiago, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (The Teenagers)
• 18th » Irma Thomas, American singer-songwriter
• 19th » David Gross, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate
• 19th » Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge, English politician
• 20th » Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer
• 20th » Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian politician
• 22nd » Giorgos Arvanitis, Greek cinematographer and producer
• 22nd » Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
• 23rd » Ron Hunt, American baseball player
• 24th » Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress
• 25th » David Puttnam, English film producer and academic
• 26th » Paul Levy (journalist) known as Paul Levy, American journalist and author
• 26th » Tony Ray-Jones, English photographer (d. 1972)
• 27th » Paddy Ashdown, Indian-English soldier and politician
• 27th » John Skehel, English virologist
• 28th » Tristan Garel-Jones, Baron Garel Jones, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
• 28th » Suzanne Mubarak, Egyptian wife of Hosni Mubarak, 5th First Lady of Egypt
• 28th » T. Thangavadivel, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician

Famous Deaths for February 1941

• 5th » Banjo Paterson, Australian poet (b. 1864)
• 5th » Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1875)
• 21st » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 27th » William D. Byron, American politician (b. 1895)
• 28th » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)

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