In the year 1941

390 Notable deaths

Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.

United states army general (1884-1941).

Born September 23rd, 1884 in Junction City.

Died August 22nd, 1941 at 56 years old in Boston (cancer).

Felipe Agoncillo

Filipino politician (1859-1941).

Born May 26th, 1859 in Taal.

Died September 29th, 1941 at 82 years old in Manila.

Christian Sinding

Norwegian composer.

Born January 11th, 1856 in Kongsberg. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 1941 at 85 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Andrew Jackson Houston

American politician (1854-1941).

Born June 21st, 1854 in Independence.

Died June 26th, 1941 at 87 years old in Baltimore.

Maurice Bavaud

Swiss assassin (1916-1941).

Born January 15th, 1916 in Neuchâtel.

Died May 14th, 1941 at 25 years old in Plötzensee Prison (guillotine). [ref]

Nicolae Titulescu

Romanian diplomat and politician (1882-1941).

Born March 4th, 1882 in Craiova. [ref]

Died March 17th, 1941 at 59 years old in Cannes. [ref]

Emine Nazikeda

Wife of sultan mehmet vi.

Born October 9th, 1866 in Sukhumi.

Died April 4th, 1941 at 74 years old in Cairo.

Arkady Gaidar

Soviet children's writer.

Born January 22nd, 1904 in Lgov. [ref]

Died October 26th, 1941 at 37 years old in Lipliave, Kaniv Raion. [ref]

Simon Dubnow

Historian, writer, activist.

Born September 10th, 1860 in Mscislaŭ. [ref]

Died December 8th, 1941 at 81 years old in Riga. [ref]

Dmitry Lavrinenko

Soviet tank commander.

Born October 14th, 1914 in Krasnodar.

Died December 18th, 1941 at 27 years old in Volokolamsky District.

Deaths 111 to 120 of 390

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