1941

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * "The Empty Child," "The Doctor Dances"


 * 1st -6th March - "Just War"


 * 27th May - The German battleship Bismarck is sunk with a loss of 2200 crew members after engaging British warships in the North Atlantic. The Doctor may have witnessed the sinking ("Terror of the Zygons").

April

 * 9 - Hannah Gordon, who played Kirsty in "The Highlanders," is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

August

 * 4 - Martin Jarvis, who has appeared in several episodes of Doctor Who, is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

October

 * 20 - Anneke Wills, who portrayed companion Polly Wright, is born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

December

 * 24 - John Levene, who portrayed Sgt. Benton, is born John Anthony Woods in Salisbury, England.