Historical Events
- 1st anti-Jewish measures in Bulgaria
- 1st commercial extraction of magnesium from seawater, Freeport, Texas
- Australian and British troops attack Tobruk, Libya
- British communist newspaper "Daily Worker" banned
Famous Birthdays
- Ivan Putski, Polish-born American professional wrestler
Plácido Domingo (83 years old)
Spanish opera and Latin tenor, conductor and artistic director (Verdi's "Otello"), born in Madrid, Spain
- Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist who opened the Woodstock Festival ("Freedom"; "Here Comes the Sun"), born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
- Stathis Giallelis, Greek actor
About January 21, 1941
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 83 years, 2 months and 30 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aquarius
