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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Ruby Laffoon
American politician.
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).
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).
Joachim Schepke
German world war ii u-boat commander (1912-1941).
Born March 8th, 1912 in Flensburg.
Died March 17th, 1941 at 29 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Peder Mørk Mønsted
Danish painter (1859-1941).
Born December 10th, 1859 in Balle. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1941 at 81 years old in Fredensborg. [ref]
Issai Schur
German mathematician.
Born January 10th, 1876 in Mogilev.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 65 years old in Tel Aviv.
Ivan Panfilov
Soviet general.
Born January 1st, 1893 in Petrovsk.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 48 years old
James Stephenson
British-american actor (1889-1941).
Born April 14th, 1889 in Selby.
Died July 29th, 1941 at 52 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Dorothy Wilde
British writer (1895-1941).
Born July 11th, 1895 in London.
Died April 10th, 1941 at 45 years old in England.
Paul Sabatier
French chemist.
Born November 5th, 1854 in Carcassonne. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1941 at 86 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 390
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