Date: December 12, 1941
Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead. Date: January 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…
World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer. Date: September 4, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941USS Kearny Torpedoed by U-Boat,…
A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers. Date: January 20, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941German Paratroopers…
World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster. Date: January 9, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: Tarigo Convoy Destroyed by British Ships, April 16, 1941Poland Declares War on Japan,…
The Holocaust: The SS-Einsatzgruppen round up roughly 25,000 Jews from the Riga Ghetto and kill them in the Rumbula massacre. Date: November 30, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941World War II: First Flight…
World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa. Date: January 18, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1941Continuation War Begins: Soviet Union and Finland, Nazi Germany Support June 25,…