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In the year 1941

390 Notable deaths

Yefim Fomin

Soviet political commissar.

Born January 15th, 1909 in Kalyški.

Died June 30th, 1941 at 32 years old in Brest (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Henri Cornet

French racing cyclist.

Born August 4th, 1884 in Desvres. [ref]

Died March 18th, 1941 at 56 years old in Prunay-le-Gillon.

Igo Sym

Austrian actor.

Born July 3rd, 1896 in Innsbruck.

Died March 7th, 1941 at 44 years old in Warsaw.

Dayton Miller

American physicist.

Born March 13th, 1866 in Strongsville. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 1941 at 74 years old in Cleveland. [ref]

Pavel Rychagov

Commander of the soviet air forces.

Born January 15th, 1911 in Moscow.

Died October 28th, 1941 at 30 years old in Samara.

Kazimierz Bartel

Polish mathematician and politician (1882-1941).

Born March 3rd, 1882 in Lviv.

Died July 26th, 1941 at 59 years old in Lviv.

Károly Huszár

Hungarian politician (1882-1941).

Born September 10th, 1882 in Nussdorf.

Died October 29th, 1941 at 59 years old in Budapest.

Minakata Kumagusu

Japanese mycologist, biologist and writer (1867-1941).

Born April 15th, 1867 in Wakayama.

Died December 29th, 1941 at 74 years old in Tanabe.

Carl Friedrich von Siemens

German businessman (1872-1941).

Born September 5th, 1872 in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

Died July 8th, 1941 at 68 years old in Neu Fahrland.

Elsie Clews Parsons

American anthropologist (1875-1941).

Born November 27th, 1875 in New York City.

Died December 19th, 1941 at 66 years old in New York City.

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