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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Rodolfo Amoedo
Brazilian painter, draftsman, teacher and decorator (1857-1941).
Born December 11th, 1857 in Salvador.
Died May 31st, 1941 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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]
DeLisle Stewart
American astronomer.
Born March 16th, 1870 in Wabasha. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1941 at 70 years old in Hamilton County. [ref]
Kuki Shūzō
Japanese philosopher.
Born February 15th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died May 6th, 1941 at 53 years old in Kyoto.
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).
Charles Murray
American film actor of the silent era (1872-1941).
Born June 22nd, 1872 in Laurel.
Died July 29th, 1941 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Alexander Vvedensky
Russian poet with formidable influence on "unofficial" and avant-garde art during and after the times of the soviet union.
Born December 19th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1941 at 37 years old in Kazan (pleurisy).
Mustafa Shokay
Kazakhstani politician.
Born December 25th, 1890 in Kyzylorda.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 51 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Reginald Campbell Thompson
British archaeologist (1876-1941).
Born August 21st, 1876 in South Kensington. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1941 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 390
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