At A Glance

8 February 1941 at a glance

Day of the week
8 February 1941 was a Saturday.
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 8 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 February 1941 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 February 1941 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 8 February

  • 1937 Spanish Civil War: Republican forces establish the Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos in Cantabria.
  • 1942 World War II: Japan invades Singapore.
  • 1945 World War II: British and Canadian forces commence Operation Veritable to occupy land between the Maas and Rhine rivers.
  • 1945 World War II: Mikhail Devyataev escapes with nine other Soviet POWs from a Nazi concentration camp in Peenemünde, Usedom.
  • 1946 The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North and replaced by the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.

Famous people born on February 8

  • Mary Steenburgen, American actress (born 1953)
  • James Dean, American actor (1931–1955)
  • Kathryn Newton, American actress (born 1997)
  • John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1932)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 1941 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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Dolly Parton19 January 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →Donald Trump14 June 1946President of the United StatesView their day →Sylvester Stallone6 July 1946Actor & filmmakerView their day →Robert De Niro17 August 1943ActorView their day →Mitch McConnell20 February 1942Politician & lawyerView their day →George W. Bush6 July 1946President of the United StatesView their day →Michael Douglas25 September 1944Actor & producerView their day →Arnold Schwarzenegger30 July 1947Actor & bodybuilderView their day →

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