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1941
1941 in the British Mandate of Palestine
Events in the year 1941 in the British Mandate of Palestine.-Incumbents:* High Commissioner - Sir Harold MacMichael* Emir of Transjordan - Abdullah I bin al-Hussein* Prime Minister of Transjordan - Tawfik Abu al-Huda-Events:...
1942
1942 in the British Mandate of Palestine
Events in the year 1942 in the British Mandate of Palestine.-Incumbents:* High Commissioner - Sir Harold MacMichael* Emir of Transjordan - Abdullah I bin al-Hussein* Prime Minister of Transjordan - Tawfik Abu al-Huda-Events:...
1943
1943 in the British Mandate of Palestine
Events in the year 1943 in the British Mandate of Palestine.-Incumbents:* High Commissioner – Sir Harold MacMichael* Emir of Transjordan – Abdullah I bin al-Hussein* Prime Minister of Transjordan - Tawfik Abu al-Huda-Events:...
1940 in the United Kingdom
1940 in the United Kingdom
Events from the year 1940 in the United Kingdom. This year is dominated by World War II.- Incumbents :* Monarch - King George VI* Prime Minister - Neville Chamberlain, national coalition , Winston Churchill, coalition- Events :...
Other events of 1940
Events in the year 1940 in the British Mandate of Palestine.
Incumbents
- High CommissionerHigh Commissioners of PalestineHigh Commissioners of Palestine were the highest ranking authority representing the United Kingdom in the British Mandate of Palestine. They were based in Jerusalem...
- Sir Harold MacMichaelHarold MacMichaelSir Harold Alfred MacMichael, GCMG, DSO , was a British colonial administrator.-Early service:MacMichael graduated with a first from Magdalene College, Cambridge. After passing his civil service exam, he entered the service of the British Empire in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan... - Emir of TransjordanTransjordanThe Emirate of Transjordan was a former Ottoman territory in the Southern Levant that was part of the British Mandate of Palestine...
- Abdullah I bin al-HusseinAbdullah I of JordanAbdullah I bin al-Hussein, King of Jordan [‘Abd Allāh ibn al-Husayn] عبد الله الأول بن الحسين born in Mecca, Second Saudi State, was the second of three sons of Sherif Hussein bin Ali, Sharif and Emir of Mecca and his first wife Abdiyya bint Abdullah... - Prime Minister of Transjordan - Tawfik Abu al-HudaTawfik Abu al-HudaTawfik Abu al-Huda served as prime minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944 and of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955...
Events
- June - The right-wing ZionistZionismZionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
armed underground paramilitaryParamilitaryA paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not considered part of a state's formal armed forces....
group "LehiLehi (group)Lehi , commonly referred to in English as the Stern Group or Stern Gang, was a militant Zionist group founded by Avraham Stern in the British Mandate of Palestine...
" (Hebrew acronym for Lohamei Herut Israel, meaning "Fighters for the Freedom of Israel") is established by Avraham SternAvraham SternAvraham Stern , alias Yair was a Jewish paramilitary leader who founded and led the militant Zionist organization later known as Lehi .-Early life:Stern was born in Suwałki, Poland...
with the avowed aim of forcibly evicting the British authorities from Palestine, allowing unrestricted immigration of Jews - and the formation of a Jewish state. - 9 September - World War II: The Italian Air Force bombs Tel Aviv causing 137 deaths.
- 25 November - Patria disasterPatria disasterThe Patria disaster on 25 November 1940 was the sinking by the Haganah of a French-built ocean liner in the port of Haifa, in which 260 people were killed and 172 injured....
: The Patria, a French-built ocean linerOcean linerAn ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
, carrying approximately 1,800 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe to Palestine, sinks in the HaifaHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
harbour after a bomb carried covertly on board by the HaganahHaganahHaganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
explodes; 260 people are killed and another 172 were injured. The Haganah had planted the bomb with the intention of disabling the ship to prevent it from leaving Haifa, as the British were deporting the refugees, who did not possess entry permits. However, the Haganah had miscalculated the effects of the explosion and the bomb causes the ship to sink within fifteen minutes, trapping hundreds in the hold. - 12 December - The MV Salvador, which carries approximately 327 Bulgarian Jewsish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe to Palestine, is wrecked in a violent storm in the Sea of Marmora, near IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. The ship sinks taking the lives of 204 passengers including 66 children. There were 123 survivors.
Notable births
- 25 January - Avraham LanirAvraham LanirAvraham "Avi" Lanir was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Israel Air Force. He was the highest ranking Israeli fighter pilot to fall into enemy hands. He was tortured to death by his Syrian captors.-Biography:...
, the highest ranking Israeli fighter pilot to fall into enemy hands (d. 19731973 in Israel-Incumbents:* Prime Minister of Israel – Golda Meir * President of Israel – Zalman Shazar until May 24, Ephraim Katzir* Chief of General Staff - David Elazar* Government of Israel - 15th Government of Israel-Events:...
). - 25 January - Giora LeshemGiora LeshemGiora Leshem was an award-winning Israeli poet and translator and one of the founders of the Keshev poetry publishing house. At the time of his death, Keshev was the largest independent book publisher in Israel.- Education and experience :Leshem was born in Tel Aviv, British Mandate Palestine...
, Israeli poet and publisher (d. 20112011 in Israel-Incumbents:* Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu * President of Israel – Shimon Peres* Chief of General Staff – Gabi Ashkenazi until February 14, Benny Gantz* Government of Israel – 32nd Government of Israel-Domestic developments:...
). - 6 June - Asa KasherAsa KasherAsa Kasher is an Israeli philosopher and linguist working at Tel Aviv University, Israel.-Biography:He is noted for authorship of Israel Defense Forces's Code of Conduct...
, Israeli philosopher and linguist. - 13 June - Esther Ofarim, Israeli singer.
- 17 July - Faisal HusseiniFaisal HusseiniFaisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini was a Palestinian politician who was considered a possible future leader of the Palestinian people....
, Palestinian Arab politician and senior member of PLO (d. 20012001 in the Palestinian territoriesEvents in the year 2001 in the Palestinian territories.-Incumbents:Palestinian National Authority * President - Yasser Arafat - Israeli–Palestinian conflict :...
). - 24 August - Yaron LondonYaron London-Biography:London was born in Tel Aviv in 1940 to actor Bezalel London .London studied in the Herzliya Hebrew High School and later left it for the agricultural boarding school HaKfar HaYarok. In 1961, after his service in the IDF, he moved to Jerusalem to study graphics at Bezalel Academy of Art...
, Israeli media personality, journalist, actor and songwriter. - 23 October - Fouad TwalFouad TwalFouad Twal is the Roman Catholic archbishop and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since June 2008.He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1966. After his ordination he was the vicar of Ramallah. In 1972 he entered the Pontifical Lateran University where he studied for a doctorate in canon law. ...
, the Roman Catholic archbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
and Latin Patriarch of JerusalemLatin Patriarch of JerusalemThe Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title possessed by the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Cyprus...
since June 2008. - 24 October - Yossi SaridYossi SaridYossi Sarid is a left-wing Israeli news commentator and former politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006...
, Israeli politician. - 24 October - Dan ShilonDan Shilon-Early career:Shilon began his career in the 1960s with Israel Radio, was a correspondent of Kol Israel , and was a journalist for Yediot Ahronoth...
, Israeli radio broadcaster, journalist, TV host and media personality. - 18 November - Haim HarariHaim HarariHaim Harari is an Israeli theoretical physicist who has made contributions in particle physics, science education, and other fields.- Birth and education :...
, Israeli theoretical physicist. - Full date unknown
- Amin al-HindiAmin al-HindiAmin al-Hindi was an intelligence chief of the Palestinian Authority. Hindi was a leader of the Black September movement and was suspected of involvement in the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics that resulted in the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.Hindi was born in Gaza in 1940...
, Palestinian Arab, intelligence chief of the Palestinian National AuthorityPalestinian National AuthorityThe Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
(d. 20102010 in the Palestinian territoriesEvents in the year 2010 in the Palestinian territories.-Incumbents:Palestinian National Authority * President – Mahmoud Abbas * Prime Minister –...
). - Laila ShawaLaila ShawaLaila Shawa is a Palestinian artist. Her work has been described as reflecting a view of the politics of her country highlighting perceived injustices and persecution. Often her work uses photographs that are used as the base for silkscreen printing. Her work has been internationally exhibited and...
, Palestinian Arab artist.
- Amin al-Hindi
Notable deaths
- 4 August - Ze'ev Jabotinsky (b. 1880), Russian (Ukraine)-born Revisionist Zionist leader, author, orator, soldier, and founder of the Jewish Self-Defense Organization in Odessa.