Eights 1941

BUMPS CHART

Notes

Wed 28th – Sat 31st May 1941
Bumps racing continued sporadically during WWII, with many colleges combining to form crews
The start order is from an unfilled bumps card from the Brasenose BC archives (image supplied by William O'Chee).
From The Times Mon 2 June
OXFORD SUMMER EIGHTS The Oxford Summer Eights, consisting of four days' racing, were concluded on Saturday when New College and Magdalen, who caught the leaders Trinity and Balliol, on the first night, won the headship. There were 13 entries and eight bumps were made.
In other news ... [1941]

Monarch: George VI
Prime Minister: Winston Churchill (Conservative)

May 27
WWII: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, proclaims an "unlimited national emergency."
May 27
WWII: The Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing 2,300. It is eventually found in 1989.
May 27
The Swiss Socialist Federation is banned.
May 29
The Disney animators' strike occurs, due to Walt Disney refusing to recognize his animators and their low pay.
May 30
WWII: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas tear down the Nazi swastika on the Acropolis in Athens and replace it with the Greek flag.
May 31
Anglo-Iraqi War: British troops complete the re-occupation of the Kingdom of Iraq, returning Prince 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.