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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Arndt Pekurinen
Finnish pacifist.
Born August 29th, 1905 in Juva.
Died November 5th, 1941 at 36 years old in Kalevalsky District (execution by shooting).
Georg John
1879–1941; german stage and film actor.
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Śmigiel.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 62 years old in Łódź Ghetto.
Huseyn Javid
Azerbaijani poet and playwright (1882-1941).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Nakhchivan.
Died December 5th, 1941 at 59 years old in Tayshetsky District (sepsis, political repression).
Igor Severyanin
Russian poet.
Born May 16th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1941 at 54 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herwarth Walden
German artist and art collector (1878-1941).
Born September 16th, 1879 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1941 at 62 years old in Saratov. [ref]
Rodolfo Amoedo
Brazilian painter, draftsman, teacher and decorator (1857-1941).
Born December 12th, 1857 in Salvador.
Died May 31st, 1941 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Vladimir Ćorović
Serbian historian (1885–1941).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Mostar.
Died April 16th, 1941 at 55 years old in Greece (aircraft crash).
Gabriel Péri
French journalist and politician (1902-1941).
Born February 9th, 1902 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1941 at 39 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Milka Ternina
Croatian opera singer (1863-1941).
Born December 19th, 1863 in Vezišće.
Died May 18th, 1941 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Richard Carle
American actor and playwright (1871-1941).
Born July 7th, 1871 in Somerville.
Died June 28th, 1941 at 69 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci