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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Mischa Levitzki
Russian-born american concert pianist (1898–1941).
Born January 12th, 1898 in Kremenchuk.
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 42 years old in New Jersey.
Paul von Hintze
German admiral (1864-1941).
Born February 13th, 1864 in Schwedt/Oder. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1941 at 77 years old in Merano. [ref]
Matt McGrath
Olympic athletic competitor (1877–1941).
Born December 18th, 1877 in Nenagh.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 63 years old in New York City.
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]
Luigi Albertini
Italian politician (1871–1941).
Born October 19th, 1871 in Ancona.
Died December 29th, 1941 at 70 years old in Rome.
Elliott Dexter
American actor (1970–1941).
Born December 21st, 1879 in Galveston.
Died June 23rd, 1941 at 61 years old in Amityville.
Josef Strzygowski
Austrian art historian.
Born March 7th, 1862 in Bielsko-Biała. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Leonard Ornstein
Dutch physicist (1880-1941).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Nijmegen.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 60 years old in Utrecht.
Feliks Kon
Polish communist official.
Born May 30th, 1864 in Warsaw.
Died July 28th, 1941 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Hippolyte Delehaye
Jesuit hagiographic scholar.
Born August 19th, 1859 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1941 at 81 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
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