World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre. Date: October 20, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat. Date: October 17, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia. Date: October 11, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president. Date: October 9, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. Date: October 8, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis character debuts on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Date: October 4, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end. Date: September 30, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre. Date: September 29, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better. Date: September 28, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins. Date: September 28, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)