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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Charles Voysey
British architect and designer.
Born May 28th, 1857 in Hessle. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1941 at 83 years old in Winchester. [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]
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Chilean politician and president (1879-1941).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Pocuro.
Died November 25th, 1941 at 62 years old in Santiago (tuberculosis).
Ludwig Quidde
German politician (1858-1941).
Born March 23rd, 1858 in Bremen. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1941 at 82 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Peggy Shannon
American actress (1907–1941).
Born January 10th, 1907 in Pine Bluff.
Died May 11th, 1941 at 34 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Frank Conrad
American electrical engineer.
Born May 4th, 1874 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 11th, 1941 at 67 years old in Miami.
Sergei Efron
Officer of the white army; russian and soviet publicist, writer, nkvd agent (1893–1941).
Born October 11th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian princess.
Born February 14th, 1902 in Colmar-Berg.
Died May 24th, 1941 at 39 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Dmitry Lavrinenko
Soviet tank commander (1914–1941).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Krasnodar.
Died December 18th, 1941 at 27 years old in Volokolamsky District.
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 422
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