In the year 1941
489 Notable deaths
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.
Teresa Labriola
Italian jurist, writer and professor.
Born February 17th, 1874 in Naples.
Died February 6th, 1941 at 66 years old in Rome.
Albert Johnson
Canadian soccer player (1879–1941).
Born November 30th, 1879 in Plympton–Wyoming.
Died January 6th, 1941 at 61 years old
Pauli Pitkänen
Finnish cross-country skier (1911-1941).
Born November 4th, 1911 in Nilsiä.
Died September 28th, 1941 at 29 years old in Siilinjärvi.
Nikolai Semenovich Kurnakov
Russian chemist (1860-1941).
Born December 6th, 1860 in Nolinsk.
Died March 19th, 1941 at 80 years old in Barvikha.
Arvo Lindén
Finnish wrestler.
Born February 27th, 1887 in Tampere.
Died March 18th, 1941 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Wilhelm Carstens
German rower (1869-1941).
Born January 29th, 1869 in Hamburg.
Died February 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Mikhail Petrovich Petrov
Soviet general.
Born January 3rd, 1898 in Zalustezhye.
Died October 10th, 1941 at 43 years old in Karachevsky District.
Johan Kemp
Gymnast (1881–1941).
Born July 1st, 1881 in Helsinki.
Died October 20th, 1941 at 60 years old in Lahti.
Franz Bartl
Austrian handball player (1915-1941).
Born January 7th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 26 years old
Eli Blanchard
Canadian lacrosse player (1881–1941).
Born August 3rd, 1881 in Montreal.
Died December 12th, 1941 at 60 years old in Montreal.
Yuri Steklov
Russian historian (1873-1941).
Born August 27th, 1873 in Odesa.
Died September 15th, 1941 at 68 years old in Odesa (dysentery).
Amédée Thubé
Sailor (1884–1941).
Born December 8th, 1884 in Nantes.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Mihailo Milovanović
Serbian painter, sculptor and writer (1879-1941).
Born February 24th, 1879 in Gostinica.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 62 years old in Užice.
Victor Thibault
French archer (1867–1941).
Born March 8th, 1867 in Paris.
Died May 3rd, 1941 at 74 years old in Saillans.
Clara Tybjerg
Danish feminist and pacifist (1864-1941).
Born May 3rd, 1864 in Kalvehave Parish. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1941 at 76 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Ragnar Vik
Sailor (1893-1941).
Born July 3rd, 1893 in Tønsberg.
Died January 9th, 1941 at 47 years old
Jules Valton
French sailor.
Born May 11th, 1867 in Courson-les-Carrières.
Died August 6th, 1941 at 74 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
George McKenzie
Boxer (1901-1941).
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Edinburgh.
Died April 5th, 1941 at 39 years old in Edinburgh.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci