At A Glance

25 February 1941 at a glance

Day of the week
25 February 1941 was a Tuesday.
Top Film of 1941
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1941 was Sergeant York.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 February is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 February 1941 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 February 1941 was New Moon.

On this day: 25 February

  • 1933 Launch of the USS Ranger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.
  • 1939 As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
  • 1941 The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
  • 1947 The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
  • 1948 In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic.

Famous people born on 25 February

  • Carrot Top, American comedian (born 1965)
  • George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer (1943–2001)
  • Rashida Jones, American actress and writer (born 1976)
  • Téa Leoni, American actress (born 1966)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1941 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1941 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 9 January – Avro Manchester Mark III BT308, prototype of the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, first flies, from RAF Ringway.
  • 5 February – Air Training Corps formed.
  • 27–29 March – Battle of Cape Matapan: Off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean, British naval forces defeat those of Italy sinking five warships.
More events of 1941 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 1941

Prime Minister

Winston Churchill

Monarch

George VI

Pint of Beer

3p

Loaf of Bread

2p

Average House

£650

Weekly Wage

£3.80

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