What Happened on January 7, 1941

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Chinese Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-shek open fire on the surrounded Communist New Fourth Army at Maolin, Anhui Province, killing or capturing 7,000 troops

Famous Birthdays

Ann Hills, British journalist (d. 1997)
Frederick Drew Gregory, American Colonel USAF/astronaut (STS 51-B, 33, 44), born in Washington, D.C.
Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor, born in sSalisbury, England (d. 2004)
John Walker, English chemist (1997 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for adenosine triphosphate), born in Halifax, England
Rod Hicks, American bassist (Paul Butterfield Blues Band), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)

Born in 1941

1941 Highlights