What Happened In September 1941 In History

Historical Events for September, 1941

• 3rd » The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
• 4th » World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack against a United States ship, the USS Greer DD-145 6.
• 5th » Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.
• 11th » Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.
• 16th » World War II: Concerned that Rezā Shāh called Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, was about to ally his petroleum-rich empire with Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran known as invade Iran in late August and
• 17th » World War II: A decree of the Soviet Union known as Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, is issued.
• 17th » World War II: Soviet forces enter Teheran marking the end of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
• 22nd » World War II: On Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year Day, the Nazi Germany German Schutzstaffel SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were execu
• 27th » The 'SS Patrick Henry' is launched becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
• 28th » The Drama Uprising against the Bulgarian Axis occupation of Greece or occupation in northern Greece begins.
• 29th » World War II: The Holocaust known as Holocaust in Kiev, Soviet Union: German Einsatzgruppe C begins the Babyn Yar known as Babi Yar massacre, according to the Einsatzgruppen operational situation report.
• 30th » World War II: The Holocaust called Holocaust in Kiev, Ukraine: German Einsatzgruppe C complete Babi Yar massacre.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1941

• 1st » Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby player and coach
• 2nd » David Bale, South African–American pilot and activist (d. 2003)
• 2nd » Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)
• 2nd » John Thompson (basketball) named John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 3rd » Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990)
• 4th » Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic
• 4th » Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach
• 4th » Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian politician, 19th List of governors of Andhra Pradesh or Governor of Andhra Pradesh
• 4th » Joanna Van Gyseghem, English actress
• 5th » Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 6th » Roger Law, English illustrator
• 6th » Monica Mason, South African ballerina and director
• 8th » Bernie Sanders, American carpenter and politician
• 9th » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1967)
• 9th » Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C (programming language) named C programming language (d. 2011)
• 10th » Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and author (d. 2002)
• 10th » Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (d. 2014)
• 10th » Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer, invented Game Boy (d. 1997)
• 11th » Paul Cole, English horse trainer
• 12th » Heino Kurvet, Estonian canoe racer
• 13th » Tadao Ando, Japanese architect, designed Piccadilly Gardens
• 13th » Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Turkish judge and politician, 10th President of the Republic of Turkey
• 13th » David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 14th » Ian Kennedy (lawyer) known as Ian Kennedy, English lawyer and academic
• 14th » Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan drummer and composer
• 14th » Alex St. Clair, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2006)
• 15th » Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2011)
• 15th » Signe Toly Anderson, American singer (Jefferson Airplane and KBC Band)
• 15th » Mirosław Hermaszewski, Polish general, pilot, and astronaut
• 15th » Yuriy Norshteyn, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter
• 15th » Viktor Zubkov, Russian businessman and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Russia
• 16th » Richard Perle, American political scientist and politician
• 17th » Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
• 19th » Umberto Bossi, Italian politician
• 19th » Cass Elliot, American singer (The Mamas & the Papas, The Mugwumps, and The Big 3 (folk group) e.g The Big 3) (d. 1974)
• 19th » Jim Fox (pentathlete) called Jim Fox, English pentathlete
• 19th » Mariangela Melato, Italian actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 20th » Dale Chihuly, American sculptor and educator
• 20th » Jim Cullum, Jr., American cornet player (Jim Cullum Jazz Band)
• 20th » Alix de Lannoy, Belgian mother of Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 2012)
• 20th » Sammy McMillan, Irish footballer
• 21st » Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (d. 2010)
• 21st » R. James Woolsey, Jr., American diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence
• 22nd » Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Bulgarian soprano
• 22nd » Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian
• 23rd » George Jackson (Black Panther) known as George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (d. 1971)
• 23rd » Simon Nolet, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 23rd » Norma Winstone, English singer-songwriter
• 24th » John Mackey (American football) or John Mackey, American football player (d. 2011)
• 24th » Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (Wings (band) known as Wings and Suzy and the Red Stripes) (d. 1998)
• 25th » Vivien Stern, Baroness Stern, English academic and politician
• 26th » Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
• 26th » Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress
• 27th » Peter Bonetti, English footballer and coach
• 27th » Gay Kayler, Australian singer
• 27th » Serge Ménard, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 27th » Don Nix, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (The Mar-Keys)
• 28th » Edmund Stoiber, German politician, Minister President of Bavaria
• 29th » Fred West, English serial killer (d. 1995)
• 30th » Samuel F. Pickering, Jr., American author and educator
• 30th » Kamalesh Sharma, Indian academic and diplomat, 5th Commonwealth Secretary General
• 30th » Reine Wisell, Swedish race car driver

Famous Deaths for September 1941

• 2nd » Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
• 7th » Mario García Menocal, Cuban lawyer and politician, President of Cuba (b. 1866)
• 9th » Hans Spemann, German embryologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 11th » Christian Rakovsky, Bulgarian physician, journalist, and politician, Soviet Ambassador to France (b. 1873)
• 13th » Elias Disney, Canadian-American father of Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney (b. 1859)
• 18th » Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1866)
• 25th » Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player, golfer, and race car driver (b. 1867)
• 30th » Alice de Janzé, American-Kenyan heiress (b. 1899)

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