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In the year 1941

422 Notable deaths

Mihály Babits

Hungarian poet, translator (1883-1941).

Born November 26th, 1883 in Szekszárd.

Died August 5th, 1941 at 57 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Mustafa Shokay

Kazakhstani politician (1890–1941).

Born December 25th, 1890 in Kyzylorda.

Died December 27th, 1941 at 51 years old in Berlin.

Louis Marcoussis

French painter and engraver (1878-1941).

Born November 14th, 1878 in Warsaw.

Died October 22nd, 1941 at 62 years old in Cusset.

Norberto Romuáldez

Filipino politician and writer (1875-1941).

Born June 6th, 1875 in Burauen.

Died November 4th, 1941 at 66 years old in Palapag.

Viktor Dankl von Krasnik

Austrian general (1854-1941).

Born September 18th, 1854 in Udine.

Died January 8th, 1941 at 86 years old in Innsbruck.

Manuel Teixeira Gomes

President of portugal (1860-1941).

Born May 27th, 1860 in Portimão.

Died October 18th, 1941 at 81 years old in Béjaïa.

Bodil Rosing

American actress (1877-1941).

Born December 27th, 1877 in Copenhagen.

Died December 31st, 1941 at 64 years old in Hollywood.

Fritz Grünbaum

Austrian cabaret artist, art collector and holocaust victim (1880-1941).

Born April 7th, 1880 in Brno. [ref]

Died January 14th, 1941 at 60 years old in Dachau concentration camp. [ref]

Yekaterina Zelenko

Soviet su-2 pilot.

Born September 14th, 1916 in Koroshchino.

Died September 12th, 1941 at 24 years old in Romny Raion.

Joachim Gottschalk

German actor.

Born April 10th, 1904 in Calau. [ref]

Died November 6th, 1941 at 37 years old in Berlin (asphyxia). [ref]

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