In the year 1941
447 Notable deaths
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941).
Born May 6th, 1861 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1941 at 80 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941).
Born January 25th, 1882 in London.
Died March 28th, 1941 at 59 years old in Lewes.
Lou Gehrig
American baseball player.
Born June 19th, 1903 in Manhattan.
Died June 2nd, 1941 at 37 years old in Riverdale (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
James Joyce
Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Dublin, Rathgar.
Died January 13th, 1941 at 58 years old in Zurich (peritonitis). [ref]
Wilhelm II
As last king of prussia german emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941).
Born January 27th, 1859 in Kronprinzenpalais. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1941 at 82 years old in Huis Doorn (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Lieutenant-general in the british army, writer, founder and chief scout of the scout movement (1857-1941).
Born February 22nd, 1857 in Paddington.
Died January 8th, 1941 at 83 years old in Nyeri.
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish conventual franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the roman catholic church (1894–1941).
Born January 8th, 1894 in Zduńska Wola.
Died August 14th, 1941 at 47 years old in Auschwitz (lethal injection).
Alfonso XIII of Spain
King of spain (1886-1941) (ruled 1886-1931).
Born May 17th, 1886 in Royal Palace of Madrid. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1941 at 54 years old in Rome (angina pectoris).
Frederick Banting
Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Alliston.
Died February 21st, 1941 at 49 years old in Musgrave Harbour (aviation accident).
Amrita Sher-Gil
Hungarian-indian painter (1913–1941).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 1941 at 28 years old in Lahore.
Louis Brandeis
American supreme court justice (1856-1941).
Born November 13th, 1856 in Louisville.
Died October 5th, 1941 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Gutzon Borglum
American sculptor (1867–1941).
Born March 25th, 1867 in St. Charles.
Died March 6th, 1941 at 73 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Henri Bergson
French philosopher (1859–1941).
Born October 18th, 1859 in Paris.
Died January 4th, 1941 at 81 years old in Paris (bronchitis).
Amy Johnson
Pioneering english aviator.
Born July 1st, 1903 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 5th, 1941 at 37 years old in Thames estuary (aircraft crash).
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.
Born October 20th, 1890 in New Orleans.
Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).
Mitsuyo Maeda
Japanese judoka (1878–1941).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Hirosaki.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 63 years old in Belém (kidney disease).
Emanuel Lasker
Former world chess champion (1868–1941).
Born December 24th, 1868 in Barlinek.
Died January 11th, 1941 at 72 years old in New York City.
Prajadhipok
King of siam.
Born November 8th, 1893 in Grand Palace.
Died May 30th, 1941 at 47 years old in Surrey (heart failure).
Louis Chevrolet
Swiss motor company founder and racecar driver (1878-1941).
Born December 25th, 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died June 6th, 1941 at 62 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Ioannis Metaxas
Greek military officer and politician (1871–1941).
Born April 12th, 1871 in Ithaca.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 69 years old in Athens (infectious disease).
Andrew Barton Paterson
Australian journalist, author and poet (1864 - 1941).
Born February 17th, 1864 in Orange.
Died February 5th, 1941 at 76 years old in Sydney.
Bruno Mussolini
Son of benito mussolini (1918–1941).
Born April 22nd, 1918 in Milan.
Died August 7th, 1941 at 23 years old in Pisa.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Polish pianist, composer, supporter of poland's independence movements, politician, prime minister of reborn poland (1860–1941).
Born November 18th, 1860 in Kurilivka.
Died June 29th, 1941 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 45 years old in Berlin (shot to the head). [ref]
Al Bowlly
South african–british vocalist (1899–1941).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Maputo.
Died April 17th, 1941 at 43 years old in London (explosion).
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson