Historical Events
Historic Event
American mobster Louis Buchalter is sentenced to death along with his lieutenants Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese Marshal Admiral Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor
- Largest roller skating rink (outside of NYC) opens in Peekskill, New York
- New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager; replaces another future Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Terry, who heads Giants' farm system
- US Naval Intelligence ceases bugging Japanese consul
Famous Birthdays
- Mike England, Welsh soccer defender and manager (44 caps, Tottenham Hotspur; mgr Wales), born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
- Paul Ching Wu Chu, Chinese-American physicist (superconductivity), born in Changsha, Hunan, China
- Sugar Ramos [Ultiminio Ramos], Cuban-Mexican boxer (World Featherweight champion 1963-64), born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 2017)
- Tom McGuiness, English rocker (The Blues Band), born in Wimbledon, London
1941 Highlights
About December 2, 1941
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 80 years, 6 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Sagittarius
