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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Louis Brandeis
American supreme court justice (1856-1941).
Born November 13th, 1856 in Louisville.
Died October 5th, 1941 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Gutzon Borglum
American sculptor.
Born March 25th, 1867 in St. Charles. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1941 at 73 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Henri Bergson
French philosopher (1859–1941).
Born October 18th, 1859 in Paris.
Died January 4th, 1941 at 81 years old in Paris (bronchitis).
Amy Johnson
Pioneering english aviator.
Born July 1st, 1903 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 5th, 1941 at 37 years old in Thames estuary (aircraft crash).
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.
Born October 20th, 1890 in New Orleans.
Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).
Mitsuyo Maeda
Japanese judoka (1878–1941).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Hirosaki.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 63 years old in Belém (kidney disease).
Emanuel Lasker
Former world chess champion (1868–1941).
Born December 24th, 1868 in Barlinek.
Died January 11th, 1941 at 72 years old in New York City.
Prajadhipok
King of siam.
Born November 8th, 1893 in Grand Palace.
Died May 30th, 1941 at 47 years old in Surrey (heart failure).
Louis Chevrolet
Swiss motor company founder and racecar driver (1878-1941).
Born December 25th, 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died June 6th, 1941 at 62 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Ioannis Metaxas
Greek politician (1871-1941).
Born April 12th, 1871 in Ithaca.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 69 years old in Athens (infectious disease). [ref]
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