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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Martin Linge
Norwegian actor and military commander (1894-1941).
Born December 11th, 1894 in Norddal.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Måløy (killed in action).
Pavel Filonov
Russian painter and poet (1883-1941).
Born January 8th, 1883 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1941 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
William McGregor Paxton
American artist (1869-1941).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1941 at 71 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Hensel
German mathematician.
Born December 29th, 1861 in Königsberg.
Died June 1st, 1941 at 79 years old in Marburg.
Penelope Delta
Greek children's writer.
Born April 24th, 1874 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1941 at 67 years old in Athens (intoxication). [ref]
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian princess.
Born February 14th, 1902 in Colmar-Berg.
Died May 24th, 1941 at 39 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Sergei Efron
Officer of the white army; russian and soviet publicist, writer, nkvd agent.
Born October 11th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Carrie Derick
Canadian botanist and geneticist (1862-1941).
Born January 14th, 1862 in Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville.
Died November 10th, 1941 at 79 years old
Peggy Shannon
American actress.
Born January 10th, 1910 in Pine Bluff.
Died May 11th, 1941 at 31 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Victor Schertzinger
American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1888-1941).
Born April 8th, 1888 in Mahanoy City. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1941 at 53 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 390
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney