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In the year 1941

422 Notable deaths

Varvara Yakovleva

Russian bolshevik politician (1885–1941).

Born December 19th, 1885 in Moscow.

Died September 11th, 1941 at 55 years old in Oryol.

Kurt von Briesen

German general.

Born May 3rd, 1886 in Anklam.

Died November 20th, 1941 at 55 years old in Kharkiv.

Vilmos Aba-Novák

Hungarian artist (1894-1941).

Born March 15th, 1894 in Budapest.

Died September 29th, 1941 at 47 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Clifford Grey

English songwriter, actor and screenwriter (1887-1941).

Born January 5th, 1887 in Birmingham.

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

Arthur Kronfeld

German psychiatrist (1886–1941).

Born January 9th, 1886 in Berlin.

Died October 16th, 1941 at 55 years old in Moscow.

Leo Gestel

Dutch painter (1881-1941).

Born November 22nd, 1881 in Bergen.

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

Margaret Mann

Scottish-american actress (1868-1941).

Born April 4th, 1868 in Aberdeen.

Died February 4th, 1941 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Franz Hessel

German writer and translator (1880-1941).

Born November 21st, 1880 in Szczecin.

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

Friedrich Engel

German mathematician (1861–1941).

Born December 26th, 1861 in Lugau.

Died September 29th, 1941 at 79 years old in Giessen.

Oskar Fried

German composer and conductor.

Born August 10th, 1871 in Berlin.

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

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