In the year 1941
489 Notable deaths
Arthur Birkett
English cricketer (1875-1941).
Born October 25th, 1875 in Exeter.
Died April 1st, 1941 at 65 years old in London.
Maria Baiulescu
Romanian author, suffragist, women’s rights activist, romanian nationalist, and feminist leader.
Born August 21st, 1860 in Brașov.
Died June 24th, 1941 at 80 years old in Brașov.
Antonina Petrova
Partisan, heroine of the soviet union (1915–1941).
Born March 14th, 1915 in Streshevo.
Died November 4th, 1941 at 26 years old in Luzhsky District.
Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem
German novelist (1854–1941).
Born September 18th, 1854 in Racibórz.
Died April 26th, 1941 at 86 years old in Munich.
Martti Lappalainen
Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete.
Born April 11th, 1902 in Liperi.
Died October 6th, 1941 at 39 years old in East Karelia (airstrike).
Ronald McLean
Gymnast (1881–1941).
Born March 26th, 1881 in London.
Died July 2nd, 1941 at 60 years old
Paul Wevers
Canoe racer (1907–1941).
Born July 21st, 1907 in Cologne.
Died March 6th, 1941 at 33 years old in Brunswick.
Walter Abbott
England footballer (1877-1941).
Born December 7th, 1877 in Birmingham, Small Heath.
Died February 1st, 1941 at 63 years old in Birmingham.
Noël Liétaer
French footballer (1908-1941).
Born November 17th, 1908 in Neuville-en-Ferrain.
Died February 21st, 1941 at 32 years old in Rostock (sepsis).
Leopold Adametz
Austrian zoologist (1861-1941).
Born November 11th, 1861 in Valtice, Brno. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1941 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
William Twaits
Canadian soccer player (1879-1941).
Born August 20th, 1879 in Galt.
Died April 13th, 1941 at 61 years old in Sarnia.
Lucien Mérignac
French fencer (1873–1941).
Born October 5th, 1873 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 1st, 1941 at 67 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Gulli Petrini
Swedish physicist and suffragist (1867-1941).
Born September 30th, 1867 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1941 at 73 years old in Kungsholm parish (uterine cancer). [ref]
Alexander Chekalin
Soviet partisan (1925–1941).
Born March 25th, 1925 in Peskovatskoye.
Died November 6th, 1941 at 16 years old in Chekalin (hanging to death).
Frederick Moloney
American olympic medalist (1882–1941).
Born August 4th, 1882 in Ottawa. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1941 at 59 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Robert Linzeler
French sailor (1872–1941).
Born March 7th, 1872 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 25th, 1941 at 68 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Hélène Swarth
Dutch poet (1859–1941).
Born October 23rd, 1859 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1941 at 81 years old in Velp. [ref]
Oskar Nørland
Danish footballer (1882-1941).
Born October 3rd, 1882 in Roskilde.
Died May 18th, 1941 at 58 years old in Frederiksberg.
Stepan Suprun
Soviet aviator (1907-1941).
Born August 2nd, 1907 in Richky.
Died July 4th, 1941 at 33 years old in Talačyn District.
Hans Scheele
Olympic athlete (1908–1941).
Born December 18th, 1908 in Kirchwerder.
Died July 23rd, 1941 at 32 years old in Bujničy.
Rudolf Großmann
German artist and painter (1882-1941).
Born January 25th, 1882 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 59 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Stuart Walker
American director and producer (1888–1941).
Born March 4th, 1888 in Augusta.
Died March 13th, 1941 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Stanisława Wysocka
Polish actress, theatre director (1877–1941).
Born May 7th, 1878 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1941 at 62 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
George Simond
British tennis player (1867-1941).
Born January 23rd, 1867 in London.
Died April 9th, 1941 at 74 years old in Monte Carlo.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs