At A Glance

9 April 1941 at a glance

Day of the week
9 April 1941 was a Wednesday.
Top Film of 1941
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1941 was Sergeant York.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 April 1941 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 April 1941 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 9 April

  • 1939 African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
  • 1940 World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
  • 1940 Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
  • 1942 World War II: An Indian Ocean raid by Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and the Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire.
  • 1945 World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.

Famous people born on 9 April

  • Kristen Stewart, American actress (born 1990)
  • Elle Fanning, American actress (born 1998)
  • Dennis Quaid, American actor (born 1954)
  • Joey Pollari, American actor (born 1994)

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Events of 1941 in Ireland

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

  • 24 January – Part of the old State Chambers in Dublin Castle were destroyed by fire.
  • 20 February – The emergency Scientific Research Bureau was set up to seek alternatives to raw materials in short supply.
  • 21 February – The first flight by a British Royal Air Force (RAF) flying boat took place through the "Donegal Corridor", Irish airspace between its base in Northern Ireland and the Atlantic Ocean, a concession secretly agreed by Éamon de Valera.
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →

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