In the year 1941

490 Notable deaths

Rudolf Hilferding

German politician (1877-1941).

Born August 10th, 1877 in Vienna.

Died February 11th, 1941 at 63 years old in Paris.

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 16th, 1876 in Nevel.

Died October 28th, 1941 at 65 years old in Samara Oblast (gunshot wound).

Julian Eltinge

American actor and female impersonator (1881-1941).

Born May 14th, 1881 in Massachusetts.

Died March 7th, 1941 at 59 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).

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.

Died February 10th, 1941 at 41 years old in Washington, D.C. (gunshot wound).

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.

Died November 12th, 1941 at 61 years old in Bréau-et-Salagosse (aviation accident).

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 (1865–1941).

Born August 14th, 1866 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 9th, 1941 at 75 years old in Paris.

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 (1869–1941).

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

German lawyer and politician (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.

Jnanadanandini Devi

Bengali writer.

Born July 26th, 1850 in Jashore District.

Died October 1st, 1941 at 91 years old in Kolkata.

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).

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