What Happened on April 25, 1941

Historical Events

Operation Mercury: Adolf Hitler orders the conquest of the island of Crete, the first mainly airborne invasion in military history

Bertrand Tavernier, French actor (Capt Conan, L627, Daddy Nostalgie), born in Lyon, France
Lawrence J. Smith, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1983-93), born in Brooklyn, New York
Princess Muna al-Hussein, mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan, born in Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England