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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
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]
William Zebina Ripley
American academic (1867–1941).
Born October 13th, 1867 in Medford.
Died August 16th, 1941 at 73 years old in Edgecomb.
Kurt Hensel
German mathematician (1861–1941).
Born December 29th, 1861 in Königsberg.
Died June 1st, 1941 at 79 years old in Marburg.
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
British politician (1866-1941).
Born November 8th, 1866 in Little Missenden.
Died May 23rd, 1941 at 74 years old in Birmingham (myocardial infarction).
Pat Harrison
American politician (1881-1941).
Born August 29th, 1881 in Crystal Springs.
Died June 22nd, 1941 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C..
Martin Linge
Norwegian actor and military commander (1894-1941).
Born December 11th, 1894 in Norddal Municipality.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Måløy.
Hjalmar Söderberg
Swedish writer.
Born July 2nd, 1869 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1941 at 72 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal
Portuguese infanta.
Born August 5th, 1852 in Kleinheubach.
Died February 14th, 1941 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Engelbert Endrass
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born March 2nd, 1911 in Bamberg.
Died December 21st, 1941 at 30 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Grigori Shtern
Soviet general.
Born August 6th, 1900 in Smila.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 41 years old in Samara.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 422
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner