What Happened on January 7, 1941

Historical Events

New Fourth Army Incident

New Fourth Army Incident: Chinese Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-Shek fire on surrounded Communist New Fourth Army at Maolin, Anhui Province, killing or capturing 7,000 troops

Chinese Military and Political Leader Chiang Kai-shek

Famous Birthdays

Ann Hills, British journalist (d. 1997)
Frederick Drew Gregory, American Colonel USAF/astronaut (STS 51-B, 33, 44), born in Washington, D.C.
Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor, born in Salisbury, England (d. 2004)
John Walker, English chemist (1997 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for adenosine triphosphate), born in Halifax, England
Rod Hicks, American bassist (Paul Butterfield Blues Band), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)

Born in 1941 1941 Highlights