About the day » Thursday January 2, 1941Calender converter

• Denise Tigchelaar, canada († 2009)
• Christiaan Smeets, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1997)
• Dirk Draaijer († 2016)
• Johan Bernhard Jonker, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Abraham Baruch, Bagdad, Baghdad, Irak († 2008)
• Hendrikus Johannes Brink († 2001)
• LUCAS JEANNE LEO IVONNE STRYBOL, LOKEREN,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1978)
• Carlos Eduardo Pragana Loyo, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil († 2007)
• Carla GETHMANN († 1941)
• Johan Bernard Jonker, Gouda († 1981)

• Donckers (80), Beveren-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Allegonda van der Loo (69), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Aletta Cornelia Doorduijn (75), Ede
• Albert Edward Belcher (62), Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
• Abraham Kollaard (77), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Johannes Vlegels (70), Velsen
• Albert BARREVELD (49), Utrecht
• Aaltje Folkerts (Alida) Jellesma (67), Deuel, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
• Anton Hubert Alphons PELT (75), Voerendaal,Gemeente Voerendaal,Limburg,Netherlands
• August Nößler (80)

• 1938 » David Bailey, English photographer and painter
• 1938 » Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer
• 1938 » Robert Smithson, American sculptor and photographer († 1973)
• 1940 » Jim Bakker, American televangelist
• 1940 » Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2015)
• 1942 » Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• 1942 » Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat
• 1943 » Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer († 2004)
• 1944 » Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer
• 1944 » Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia

• 1920 » Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
• 1924 » Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
• 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
• 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
• 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
• 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Adrianus
10. Wilhelmus
11. Petrus
12. Robert
13. Gerardus
14. Jacobus
15. Antonius
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Petronella
10. Catharina
11. Helena
12. Margaretha
13. Grietje
14. Aaltje
15. Geertruida
16. Jacoba

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• April 1 » Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
• April 10 » World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
• May 6 » At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
• December 5 » World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army.
• December 10 » World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon.
• December 25 » Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

The temperature on January 2, 1941 was between -10.3 °C and -4.4 °C and averaged -6.9 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.