At A Glance

10 July 1941 at a glance

Day of the week
10 July 1941 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1941
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1941 was Sergeant York.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 1941 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 July 1941 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 10 July

  • 1938 Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
  • 1940 World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
  • 1940 World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks begin against British maritime convoys in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
  • 1942 World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
  • 1943 World War II: Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, begins.

Famous people born on 10 July

  • Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
  • Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
  • Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1941 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1941 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 25 March – The Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) is formed.
  • 31 March – The Siege of Tobruk begins.
  • 7 April – The Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) is formed.

Life in Australia in 1941

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.01

Loaf of Bread

$0.05

Average House

$1,250

Weekly Wage

$3.20

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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

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