Historical Events
Event of Interest
American mobster Louis Buchalter is sentenced to death along with his lieutenants Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone
Louis Buchalter
- 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? 79 years, 4 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Sagittarius
