Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1941 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Normans Invade Ireland - 1169, Great Exhibition opens - 1851, TUC meets to agree on a General Strike - 1926, Sutton Hoo Dig Begins - 1939, Betting Shops Legal - 1961, Last UK Concert by Beatles - 1966, Tony Blairs 'New Labour' sweeps to power - 1997, Millennium May Day Protests - 2000
Famous and historic events from 1941
Ark Royal Torpedoed
Enigma Machine Captured
First Penicillin Patient
Huddersfield Factory Fire
Last Execution in The Tower
Pearl Harbour
Rudolf Hess lands in Scotland
The Belfast Blitz
Famous Britons born in 1941
Alex Ferguson
Bill Oddie
Bobby Moore
Charlie Watts
David Dickinson
David Puttnam
Delia Smith
Derek Mahon
Doug Scott
Eddie Large
Edward Harper
Geoff Hurst
Graham Chapman
Hannah Gordon
John Walker
Julia McKenzie
Julie Christie
Max Stafford-Clark
Michael Howard
Miriam Margolyes
Paddy Ashdown
Peter Bonetti
Richard Dawkins
Roger Taylor
Sarah Miles
Sue MacGregor
Terry Hands
Tom Conti
Vivienne Westwood
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