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In the year 1941

398 Notable deaths

Clifford Grey

English songwriter, actor and screenwriter.

Born January 5th, 1887 in Birmingham. [ref]

Died September 25th, 1941 at 54 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Kost Levytsky

Ukrainian politician (1859-1941).

Born November 18th, 1859 in Tysmenytsia.

Died November 12th, 1941 at 81 years old in Lviv.

Luigi Albertini

Italian politician (1871–1941).

Born October 19th, 1871 in Ancona.

Died December 29th, 1941 at 70 years old in Rome.

Feliks Kon

Polish communist official.

Born May 30th, 1864 in Warsaw.

Died July 28th, 1941 at 77 years old in Moscow.

Leo Gestel

Dutch painter (1881-1941).

Born November 11th, 1881 in Woerden. [ref]

Died November 26th, 1941 at 60 years old in Hilversum. [ref]

Oskar Fried

German composer and conductor.

Born August 10th, 1871 in Berlin.

Died July 5th, 1941 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Franz Hessel

German writer and translator (1880-1941).

Born November 21st, 1880 in Szczecin. [ref]

Died January 6th, 1941 at 60 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]

Georges Minne

Artist (1866-1941).

Born August 30th, 1866 in Ghent. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1941 at 74 years old in Sint-Martens-Latem. [ref]

Johan Wagenaar

Dutch composer, teacher, and organist.

Born November 1st, 1862 in Utrecht. [ref]

Died June 17th, 1941 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]

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]

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