Timeline March 1941

Events in March 1941 9

• 1858 – 1941 Ludwig Quidde (1858-1941) Died 4 March 1941, aged 82 Ludwig Quidde was a German historian and pacifist who shared the 1927 Nobel Peace Prize. He died in exile in Geneva.
• 1867 – 1941 Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941) Died 6 March 1941, aged 73 Gutzon Borglum was the American sculptor who designed and directed the carving of Mount Rushmore. He died months before the work was declared finished, and his son Lincoln completed it.
• 1876 – 1941 Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) Died 8 March 1941, aged 64 Sherwood Anderson was an American writer best known for the story cycle Winesburg, Ohio. He died in Panama during a cruise.
• 1941 Lend-Lease Act signed The US becomes the arsenal of the Allies President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the United States to supply Britain and other nations with war materiel without immediate payment. The programme later extended to the Soviet Union and China and effectively ended American neutrality.
• 1941 – 2018 Bernardo Bertolucci (1941-2018) Died 26 November 2018, aged 77 Italian film director known for The Last Emperor, which won nine Academy Awards including Best Director, and for Last Tango in Paris. His films frequently combined political themes with lush visual style. He remained an influential figure in European cinema for decades.
• 1941 – 2006 Wilson Pickett (1941-2006) Died 19 January 2006, aged 64 Wilson Pickett, the American soul singer known for hits like "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally," died of a heart attack in Virginia. He was one of the defining voices of 1960s soul music. He had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
• 1941 Wilson Pickett born in Prattville, Alabama Gospel roots Sings in church before moving to Detroit as a teenager.
• 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan Royal Navy defeats the Italian fleet Acting on Ultra intelligence, the British Mediterranean Fleet under Admiral Cunningham caught Italian warships off southern Greece. Three Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers were sunk in a night action.
• 1941 Yugoslav coup d'état Officers overthrow the regency after the Axis pact Two days after Yugoslavia signed the Tripartite Pact, air force officers overthrew Prince Paul's regency and declared the young King Peter II of age. Hitler ordered an invasion in response.