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What Happened In March 1941 In History

Historical Events for March, 1941

  • 1st » World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
  • 1st » W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the United States called U.S..
  • 2nd » World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria Military history of Bulgaria during World War II known as after it joins the Axis Pact.
  • 4th » World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commandos or British Commando raid.
  • 11th » World War II: President of the United States known as President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies of World War II called Allies on loan.
  • 15th » Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio or Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its
  • 17th » In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • 19th » World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the United States Army Air Corps called US Army Air Corps, is activated.
  • 25th » The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
  • 27th » World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the Axis powers or pro-Axis government in a Yugoslavian military coup of March 27, 1941 e.g bloodless coup.
  • 28th » World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean Sea, United Kingdom named British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italy named Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers.
  • 29th » The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
  • 29th » World War II: Armed Forces of the United Kingdom e.g British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian 'Regia Marina' off the Peloponnesus e.g Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1941

  • 1st » Robert Hass, AMerican poet
  • 1st » Joo Hyun, South Korean actor
  • 1st » Maaja Ranniku, Estonian chess player (d. 2004)
  • 1st » Donnie Walsh, American basketball player and coach
  • 2nd » Jon Finch, English actor (d. 2012)
  • 2nd » David Satcher, American physician, 16th United States Surgeon General
  • 4th » John Aprea, American actor
  • 4th » Richard Benjamin Harrison, American businessman
  • 4th » Adrian Lyne, English director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 4th » Linda Obermoeller, American painter (d. 1990)
  • 4th » Bobby Shew, American trumpet player
  • 4th » James Zagel, American lawyer and judge
  • 5th » Des Wilson, New Zealand-English businessman and activist
  • 6th » Peter Brötzmann, German saxophonist (Last Exit (free jazz band) named Last Exit)
  • 6th » Marilyn Strathern, Welsh anthropologist and academic
  • 7th » Piers Paul Read, English historian and author
  • 8th » Andrei Mironov (actor) known as Andrei Mironov, Russian actor (d. 1987)
  • 8th » Norman Stone, Scottish-English historian, author, and academic
  • 9th » Ernesto Miranda, American criminal, inspired the Miranda warning called Miranda rights (d. 1976)
  • 13th » Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author (d. 2008)
  • 13th » Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
  • 14th » Wolfgang Petersen, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 15th » Jean-Louis Lafosse, French race car driver (d. 1981)
  • 15th » Mike Love, American singer-songwriter (The Beach Boys)
  • 16th » Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director
  • 16th » Chuck Woolery, American game show host
  • 17th » Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician
  • 17th » Paul Kantner, American guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and KBC Band)
  • 17th » Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic
  • 18th » John W. Derr, American politician
  • 18th » Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (The Falcons) (d. 2006)
  • 20th » Pat Corrales, American baseball player and manager
  • 20th » Kenji Kimihara, Japanese runner
  • 22nd » Billy Collins, American poet
  • 22nd » Jeremy Clyde, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Chad and Jeremy)
  • 22nd » Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor
  • 22nd » Cassam Uteem, Mauritian politician, 2nd List of Presidents of Mauritius or President of Mauritius
  • 23rd » Jim Trelease, American author and educator
  • 25th » Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian politician
  • 26th » Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English biologist
  • 26th » Yvon Marcoux, Canadian politician
  • 27th » Per Abramsen, Dutch sculptor
  • 27th » Kurt Felix (television presenter) known as Kurt Felix, Swiss television host (d. 2012)
  • 27th » Ivan Gašparovič, Slovak politician, 3rd President of Slovakia
  • 27th » Peter Göbel, German figure skater
  • 27th » Antonina Lazareva, Russian high jumper
  • 27th » Helmuth Orthner, Austrian-American computer scientist (d. 2009)
  • 27th » Chip Pashayan, American lawyer and politician
  • 27th » Liese Prokop, Austrian pentathlete and politician (d. 2006)
  • 28th » Alf Clausen, American composer
  • 28th » Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, American author
  • 28th » Janet Nelson, English historian and academic
  • 28th » Michael Rawlins, English physician and pharmacologist
  • 28th » Jack Simmons (cricketer) named Jack Simmons, English cricketer
  • 28th » Jim Turner (placekicker) e.g Jim Turner, American football player
  • 29th » Violeta Andrei, Romanian actress
  • 29th » Eden Kane, Indian-English singer and actor
  • 29th » Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate
  • 30th » Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (Moody Blues)
  • 30th » Ron Johnston (geographer) named Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic
  • 30th » Wasim Sajjad, Pakistan lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
  • 30th » Bob Smith (American politician) known as Bob Smith, American politician
  • 31st » Franco Bonvicini, Italian illustrator (d. 1995)
  • 31st » Faith Leech, Australian swimmer (d. 2013)

Famous Deaths for March 1941

  • 1st » Lucien Mérignac, French fencer (b. 1873)
  • 4th » Ludwig Quidde, German activist, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
  • 6th » Gutzon Borglum, Danish-American sculptor, designed Mount Rushmore (b. 1867)
  • 8th » Sherwood Anderson, American author (b. 1876)
  • 13th » Elizabeth Madox Roberts, American poet and author (b. 1881)
  • 15th » Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian painter (b. 1864)
  • 17th » Marguerite Nichols, American actress (b. 1895)
  • 18th » Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. 1884)
  • 28th » Marcus Hurley, American cyclist (b. 1883)
  • 28th » Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian police officer (b. 1877)
  • 28th » Virginia Woolf, English author and critic (b. 1882)

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