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In the year 1941
447 Notable deaths
J. Stuart Blackton
American film producer (1875–1941).
Born January 5th, 1875 in Sheffield.
Died August 13th, 1941 at 66 years old in Hollywood (struck by vehicle).
Filipp Goloshchyokin
Soviet politician (1876–1941).
Born February 26th, 1876 in Nevel.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 65 years old in Samara Oblast (gunshot wound).
Frank Bridge
English composer and violist (1879–1941).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Brighton.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 61 years old in Eastbourne.
Walter Krivitsky
Soviet spy (1899-1941).
Born June 28th, 1899 in Pidvolochysk. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1941 at 41 years old in Washington, D.C. (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Karin Boye
Swedish poet and novelist (1900–1941).
Born October 26th, 1900. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1941 at 40 years old in Alingsås (drug overdose). [ref]
Tom Phillips
British navy admiral (1888-1941).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Pendennis Castle.
Died December 10th, 1941 at 53 years old in Kuantan.
Catherine Radziwiłł
Polish noble (1858–1941).
Born March 30th, 1858 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 26th, 1941 at 83 years old in New York City.
Charles Huntziger
General in french army (1880-1941).
Born June 25th, 1880 in Lesneven. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1941 at 61 years old in Le Vigan (aviation accident). [ref]
Simon Guggenheim
American businessman and politician (1867–1941).
Born December 30th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died November 2nd, 1941 at 73 years old in New York City.
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Austro-hungarian general (1856-1941).
Born February 12th, 1856 in Ancona.
Died December 9th, 1941 at 85 years old in Opava.
Wil van Gogh
Dutch feminist and the sister of vincent and theo van gogh (1862–1941).
Born March 16th, 1862 in Zundert. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1941 at 79 years old in Ermelo. [ref]
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Born August 14th, 1866 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1941 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Walter Ruttmann
German film director (1887-1941).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Frankfurt.
Died July 15th, 1941 at 53 years old in Berlin (embolism).
Hans Spemann
German embryologist.
Born June 27th, 1869 in Stuttgart.
Died September 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Alexander Cameron Rutherford
Canadian lawyer and politician; first premier of alberta (1857-1941).
Born February 2nd, 1857 in Ottawa.
Died June 11th, 1941 at 84 years old in Edmonton (myocardial infarction).
Franz Gürtner
Government minister of germany (1881-1941).
Born August 26th, 1881 in Regensburg.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 59 years old in Berlin.
P. C. Wren
British writer (1875–1941).
Born November 1st, 1875 in Deptford.
Died November 22nd, 1941 at 66 years old in Gloucestershire.
Peder Mørk Mønsted
Danish painter (1859-1941).
Born December 10th, 1859 in Grenaa. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1941 at 81 years old in Fredensborg. [ref]
Émile Nelligan
Canadian poet (1879-1941).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Montreal.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 61 years old in Montreal.
George Beauchamp
American inventor (1899-1941).
Born March 18th, 1899 in Coleman County.
Died March 30th, 1941 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Ruby Laffoon
American politician (1869–1941).
Born January 15th, 1869 in Madisonville.
Died March 1st, 1941 at 72 years old in Madisonville (stroke).
Fritz-Julius Lemp
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 19th, 1913 in Qingdao. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1941 at 28 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Issai Schur
German mathematician (1875–1941).
Born January 10th, 1876 in Mogilev.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 65 years old in Jaffa.
Maximilien Luce
French painter (1858-1941).
Born March 13th, 1858 in Paris.
Died February 6th, 1941 at 82 years old in Paris.
Helen Morgan
American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941).
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Danville.
Died October 8th, 1941 at 41 years old in Chicago (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 447
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