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19 November 1941 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 November 1941 was a Wednesday.
- Top Film of 1941
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1941 was Sergeant York.
- Bestselling Novel of 1941
- “The Keys of the Kingdom” by A. J. Cronin was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1941.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 1941 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 November 1941 was New Moon.
On this day: 19 November
- 1941 World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.
- 1942 World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.
- 1942 Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993.
- 1944 World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the sixth War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14 billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.
- 1944 World War II: Thirty members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend the town of Vianden against a larger Waffen-SS attack in the Battle of Vianden.
Famous people born on November 19
- Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
- Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
- Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
- James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)
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Events of 1941 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1941 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 27 – World War II – Attack on Pearl Harbor: U.S. Ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew passes on to Washington, D.C. a rumor overheard at a diplomatic reception about a planned surprise attack upon Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- March 22 – Washington state's Grand Coulee Dam begins to generate electricity.
- May 1 – Orson Welles' film Citizen Kane premieres in New York City.
Life in the US in 1941
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gas (per gallon)
$0.19
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Average House
$3,100
Weekly Wage
$28
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