About the day » Monday January 20, 1941Calender converter

• Janis Frey, Stephenson, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1999)
• André Lambert Putzeis, Kozen, België († 2003)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth van den Berg, Haarlem († 2024)
• Jantje Speelman, Schagen († 2001)
• Gerrit Noeverman († 1992)
• Cornelis Lambertus Kappers, harderwijk († 1998)
• Anton de Jong († 2001)
• Catharina Bernardina Maria Fransen, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Joann Kramer, Rush County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2016)
• Elisabeth de kock, amsterdam († 2008)

• Antonia Berendina Mulder (4), Hengelo
• Anna Sara Kok (81), Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• alida verburgt (75), valburg (gelderland)
• Adrianus Geerts (79), Weelde, België
• Anna Maria van den Bergh (79), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Schuurmans (76), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant
• Albert van Dasselaar (73), Putten
• Anna Hester Schrauwen (59), ROTTERDAM, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Hester Schrauwen (59), Rotterdam
• Anna Sara Pietersdr Kok (81), Pernis

• 1938 » Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist († 2007)
• 1939 » Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist
• 1939 » Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician († 2000)
• 1940 » Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress
• 1940 » Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician
• 1940 » Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali († 2009)
• 1942 » Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer
• 1944 » Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2002)
• 1944 » José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer
• 1944 » Pat Parker, African American poet

• 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
• 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
• 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
• 1944 » James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 1954 » Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882)
• 1955 » Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (b. 1892)

• 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.
• August 14 » World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
• August 29 » World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
• September 30 » World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.
• December 10 » World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMSPrince of Wales and HMSRepulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near British Malaya.
• December 11 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.
• December 24 » World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.

The temperature on January 20, 1941 was between -0.7 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 14.2 mm of rain during 11.5 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.