In the year 1941
489 Notable deaths
Alexander Afinogenov
Russian playwright (1904–1941).
Born April 4th, 1904 in Skopin.
Died October 29th, 1941 at 37 years old in Moscow.
Dimitrios Golemis
Greek poet and athletics competitor (1874-1941).
Born November 15th, 1874 in Lefkada. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1941 at 66 years old in Piraeus. [ref]
Lawrence Whitney
American shot putter (1891-1941).
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Millbury.
Died April 24th, 1941 at 50 years old in Boston.
Andrey Kizhevatov
Soviet military officer (1907-1941).
Born August 31st, 1907 in Kizhevatovo.
Died June 29th, 1941 at 33 years old in Brest.
Herschel Mayall
American actor (1863-1941).
Born July 12th, 1863 in Bowling Green.
Died June 10th, 1941 at 77 years old in Detroit (stroke).
Albert d'Amade
French general (1856–1941).
Born December 24th, 1856 in Toulouse.
Died November 11th, 1941 at 84 years old in Fronsac.
Albert Charles Seward
British botanist (1863–1941).
Born October 9th, 1863 in Lancaster.
Died April 11th, 1941 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Wilhelm Leichum
Olympic jumper (1911–1941).
Born May 12th, 1911 in Neu-Isenburg.
Died July 19th, 1941 at 30 years old in Horki.
Iver Holter
Norwegian composer (1850-1941).
Born December 13th, 1850 in Gausdal. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1941 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Herbert Wilberforce
British tennis player (1864–1941).
Born February 8th, 1864 in Munich.
Died March 28th, 1941 at 77 years old in Kensington.
Tadeusz Tański
Polish automobile engineer (1892–1941).
Born March 11th, 1892 in Janów Podlaski.
Died March 23rd, 1941 at 49 years old in Auschwitz.
Ugo Agostoni
Italian road bicycle racer.
Born July 27th, 1893 in Lissone.
Died September 26th, 1941 at 48 years old in Desio.
Karel Treybal
Czech chess player (1885-1941).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Praskolesy. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1941 at 56 years old in Prague.
Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason
Icelandic politician, suffragist, schoolteacher and gymnast.
Born December 14th, 1867 in Thingeyri.
Died October 30th, 1941 at 73 years old in Reykjavík.
Marcus Hurley
American racing cyclist (1883–1941).
Born December 22nd, 1883 in New Rochelle.
Died March 28th, 1941 at 57 years old in New York City.
Arthur Holitscher
Hungarian born german writer (1869-1941).
Born August 22nd, 1869 in Pest.
Died October 14th, 1941 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Ludwig Stubbendorf
German equestrian (1906-1941).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Dabel.
Died August 17th, 1941 at 35 years old in Bychaŭ.
Italia Almirante Manzini
Italian actress (1890-1941).
Born June 3rd, 1890 in Taranto.
Died September 16th, 1941 at 51 years old in São Paulo (anaphylaxis).
Johannes Schlaf
German playwright, author, and translator and an important exponent of naturalism (1862 - 1941).
Born June 21st, 1862 in Querfurt.
Died April 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Querfurt.
Gabriele Reuter
German writer (1859-1941).
Born February 8th, 1859 in Alexandria.
Died November 16th, 1941 at 82 years old in Weimar. [ref]
Amalia Guglielminetti
Italian poet (1881–1941).
Born April 5th, 1885 in Turin. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1941 at 56 years old in Turin (sepsis).
Lorimer Johnston
American silent film actor and director (1858-1941).
Born November 2nd, 1858 in Maysville.
Died February 20th, 1941 at 82 years old in Hollywood.
Alberto Guerrero Martínez
Acting president of ecuador (1932).
Born June 28th, 1884 in Guayaquil.
Died May 21st, 1941 at 56 years old (myocardial infarction).
Edgar Aabye
Danish tug of war competitor (1865–1941).
Born September 1st, 1865 in Helsingør.
Died April 30th, 1941 at 75 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Antoni Łyko
Polish footballer (1907-1941).
Born May 27th, 1907 in Kraków.
Died June 3rd, 1941 at 34 years old in Auschwitz.
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