Historical Events
- San Francisco Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses
Famous Birthdays
- Dave Swarbrick, British folk fiddler, and songwriter (Fairport Convention; Martin Carthy), born in New Malden, Surrey (d. 2016)
- Michael Moriarty, American-Canadian actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Q, Stuff), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Viktor Kurentsov, Belarusian weightlifter (Olympic gold middleweight 1968; silver 1964; 5 x World C'ship gold middleweight), born in Tukhinka, Belarus (d. 2021)
Famous Deaths
- Sir Nigel Gresley, Steam locomotive engineer (b. 1876)
Died in 1941 1941 Highlights
About April 5, 1941
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 83 years and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Aries
