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In the year 1941
447 Notable deaths
Paul Hymans
Belgian politician (1865–1941).
Born March 23rd, 1865 in Ixelles.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 75 years old in Nice.
Ivan Hribar
Slovenian politician and banker (1851-1941).
Born September 19th, 1851 in Trzin.
Died April 18th, 1941 at 89 years old in Ljubljana (drowning).
Gustaf Dalman
German lutheran theologian and orientalist.
Born June 9th, 1855 in Niesky.
Died August 19th, 1941 at 86 years old in Herrnhut.
Wilhelm Kienzl
Austrian composer (1857–1941).
Born January 17th, 1857 in Waizenkirchen. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1941 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Otfrid Foerster
German neurologist (1873–1941).
Born November 9th, 1873 in Wrocław.
Died June 15th, 1941 at 67 years old in Wrocław.
DeLisle Stewart
American astronomer (1870–1941).
Born March 16th, 1870 in Wabasha. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1941 at 70 years old in Hamilton County. [ref]
Izidor Kürschner
Hungarian association football player and coach (1885-1941).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Budapest.
Died December 8th, 1941 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Bohumír Šmeral
Czechoslovak politician, journalist and publicist (1880-1941).
Born October 25th, 1880 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1941 at 60 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Miina Härma
Estonian composer (1864-1941).
Born February 9th, 1864 in Kõrveküla.
Died November 16th, 1941 at 77 years old in Tartu.
Antanas Gustaitis
Lithuanian military officer (1898–1941).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Mariampolski County.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 43 years old in Butyrka prison (gunshot wound).
Victorino Márquez Bustillos
President of venezuela (1858-1941).
Born November 2nd, 1858 in Guanare. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1941 at 82 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Johann Peter Kirsch
Luxembourgish archaeologist and anthropologist (1861–1941).
Born November 3rd, 1861 in Dippach.
Died February 4th, 1941 at 79 years old in Rome.
Joseph Kutter
Luxembourg painter (1894-1941).
Born December 12th, 1894 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 46 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Juan Corzo
Chess master (1873-1941).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Madrid.
Died September 27th, 1941 at 68 years old in Havana.
Eduardo Schaerer
President of paraguay (1873-1941).
Born December 2nd, 1873 in Caazapá.
Died November 12th, 1941 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires.
Marcel Prévost
French writer (1862-1941).
Born May 1st, 1862 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1941 at 78 years old in Vianne. [ref]
Alain Gerbault
French yachtsman, author and tennis player (1893–1941).
Born November 17th, 1893 in Laval.
Died December 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Dili.
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Polish general (1886-1941).
Born March 13th, 1886 in Berezhany.
Died December 12th, 1941 at 55 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Ulrich Grauert
German world war ii luftwaffe general and recipient of the knight's cross of the iron cross (1889–1941).
Born March 6th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 15th, 1941 at 52 years old in Saint-Omer.
Ruth Stonehouse
Actress, film director (1892-1941).
Born September 28th, 1892 in Denver.
Died May 12th, 1941 at 48 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Rudolf Ramek
Austrian politician (1881-1941).
Born April 12th, 1881 in Cieszyn.
Died July 24th, 1941 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Kole Nedelkovski
Writer from macedonia (1912-1941).
Born December 16th, 1912 in Vojnica.
Died September 2nd, 1941 at 28 years old in Sofia (falling from height).
István Csáky
Hungarian politician (1894-1941).
Born July 14th, 1894 in Sighișoara. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1941 at 46 years old in Budapest (intoxication). [ref]
Hugh Clifford
British colonial administrator (1866-1941).
Born March 5th, 1866 in Roehampton.
Died December 18th, 1941 at 75 years old
Cornelia Barns
American illustrator and cartoonist (1888-1941).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Flushing.
Died November 4th, 1941 at 53 years old in Los Gatos (tuberculosis).
Deaths 251 to 275 of 447
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