1941 in the United Kingdom

1941 in the United Kingdom:

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World War II

UK during World War II

Events from the year 1941 in the United Kingdom.

Events

• January 19 - British troops attack Italian-held Eritrea.
• January 21 - World War II: Australian and British forces attack Tobruk, Libya.
• January 22 - British troops capture Tobruk from the Italians.
• February 19 - The start of the "three nights' Blitz" over Swansea, South Wales.
• March 29 - Battle of Cape Matapan - Off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean, British naval forces defeat those of Italy sinking five warships. Battle started on March 27.
• April 21 - Greece capitulates. British troops withdraw to Crete.
• May 10 - The House of Commons is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
• May 10 - Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland claiming to be on a peace mission.
• May 15 - First British jet aircraft, the Gloster E.28/39, is flown.
• May 24 - In the North Atlantic, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the HMS Hood killing all but three crewman on what was the pride of the Royal Navy.
• May 26 - World War II: In the North Atlantic, Fairey Swordfish aircraft from the carrier HMS Ark Royal fatally cripple the German battleship Bismarck in torpedo attack.
• June 4 - Britain invades Iraq, the pro-Axis government there is overthrown.
• August 9 - Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet at Argentia, Newfoundland. The Atlantic Charter is created as a result.
• November 13 - The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is hit by German U-boat U-81, it capsizes and sinks the next day
• December 10- Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse- Two Royal Navy battleships, the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Japanese aircraft.
• December 27 - Winston Churchill becomes the first British Prime Minister to address a Joint session of the U.S. Congress
• December 27 - British Commandos raid the Norwegian port of Vaagso, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses

Births

• January 5 - Kevin Keelan, English footballer
• January 7 - Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor (d. 2004)
• January 7 - John E. Walker, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• January 8 - Graham Chapman, British comedian (d. 1989)
• January 12 - Long John Baldry British singer (d. 2005)
• January 26 - Henry Jaglom, English director
• January 27 - Beatrice Tinsley, English astronomer
• February 10 - Michael Apted, English film director
• February 26 - Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer (d. 1972)
• February 27 - Paddy Ashdown, British Liberal Democrat politician
• March 4 - Adrian Lyne, English film director
• March 26 - Richard Dawkins, British scientist
• April 12 - Bobby Moore, English football player and World Cup winning captain (d. 1993)
• April 14 - Julie Christie, British actress
• April 23 - Ed Stewart, English disc jockey
• June 8 - Robert Bradford, Northern Irish footballer and politician (d. 1981)
• July 11 - Tommy Vance, English disc jockey (d. 2005)
• September 10 - Christopher Hogwood, English conductor
• October 4 - Jackie Collins, British writer
• October 20 - Anneke Wills, British actress
• November 18 - David Hemmings, English actor (d. 2003)
• December 18 - Prince William of Gloucester
• December 24 - John Levene, British actor

Deaths

• January 5 - Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)
• January 8 - Lord Robert Baden-Powell, English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts (b. 1847)
• January 10 - Frank Bridge, English composer (b. 1879)
• March 28 - Virginia Woolf, English writer (b. 1882)
• July 11 - Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (b. 1851)

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