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In the year 1941
489 Notable deaths
Ivan Proskurov
Soviet general (1907–1941).
Born February 18th, 1907 in Mala Tokmachka.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 34 years old in Samara.
Walter Granger
American paleontologist (1872-1941).
Born November 7th, 1872 in Middletown Springs.
Died September 6th, 1941 at 68 years old in Lusk.
Ivan Trush
Ukrainian artist (1869-1941).
Born January 17th, 1869 in Brody. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1941 at 72 years old in Lviv.
Viktor Talalikhin
Hero of the soviet union (1918–1941).
Born September 18th, 1918 in Teplovka.
Died October 27th, 1941 at 23 years old in Podolsk.
José Leite de Vasconcelos
Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and author (1858–1941).
Born July 7th, 1858 in Freguesia de Ucanha.
Died May 17th, 1941 at 82 years old in Lisbon.
Robert Byron
British writer (1905-1941).
Born February 26th, 1905 in London.
Died February 24th, 1941 at 35 years old in Cape Wrath.
Lajos Vajda
Hungarian painter (1908-1941).
Born August 6th, 1908 in Zalaegerszeg.
Died September 7th, 1941 at 33 years old in Budakeszi (tuberculosis).
Karl Joseph Schulte
Catholic cardinal (1871–1941).
Born September 14th, 1871 in Haus Valbert. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1941 at 69 years old in Cologne.
Charles Jaffe
American chess player.
Born April 25th, 1879 in Dubroŭna.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
Ivan Dmitriyevich Shadr
Russian and soviet artist, sculptor (1887-1941).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Taktashi.
Died April 3rd, 1941 at 54 years old in Moscow.
Leo Graetz
German physicist (1856–1941).
Born September 16th, 1856 in Wrocław.
Died November 12th, 1941 at 85 years old in Munich.
Giuseppe Amisani
Italian painter (1881-1941).
Born December 7th, 1881 in Mede.
Died September 8th, 1941 at 59 years old in Portofino.
Cecilio Báez
President of paraguay (1862-1941).
Born January 1st, 1862 in Asunción.
Died June 18th, 1941 at 79 years old in Asunción.
Źmitrok Biadula
Jewish belarusian poet, writer, political activist (1886–1941).
Born April 23rd, 1886 in Pasadziec.
Died November 3rd, 1941 at 55 years old in Oral.
August Cesarec
Croatian writer (1893–1941).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Zagreb.
Died July 15th, 1941 at 47 years old in Zagreb.
John Stanley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1865–1941).
Born November 17th, 1865 in Hickson.
Died October 17th, 1941 at 75 years old in Victoria.
Yelizaveta Chaikina
Wwii partisan leader and heroine of the soviet union (1918–1941).
Born August 28th, 1918 in Runo.
Died November 23rd, 1941 at 23 years old in Peno (gunshot wound).
František Bílek
Czech architect, graphic and sculptor (1872–1941).
Born November 6th, 1872 in Chýnov. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1941 at 68 years old in Chýnov. [ref]
Charles Binet-Sanglé
French physician and psychologist (1868–1941).
Born July 4th, 1868 in Clamecy.
Died November 14th, 1941 at 73 years old in Nice.
Friedrich Akel
Estonian diplomat and politician (1871-1941).
Born September 5th, 1871 in Halliste parish.
Died July 3rd, 1941 at 69 years old in Tallinn.
Hugo Celmiņš
Latvian politician (1877-1941).
Born October 30th, 1877 in Lubāna Parish.
Died July 30th, 1941 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky
Soviet chess player (1894–1941).
Born November 28th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 3rd, 1941 at 46 years old in Novaya Ladoga.
Berthold Hatschek
Austrian zoologist (1854–1941).
Born April 3rd, 1854 in Skrbeň.
Died January 18th, 1941 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Rudolf von Brudermann
Austro-hungarian general (1851-1941).
Born January 9th, 1851 in Gyöngyös.
Died January 21st, 1941 at 90 years old in Kaltenleutgeben.
E. H. Calvert
American film actor and director (1863-1941).
Born June 27th, 1863 in Alexandria.
Died October 5th, 1941 at 78 years old in Hollywood.
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