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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Foxhall Keene
American racecar driver, equestrian, polo player, amateur golfer.
Born December 18th, 1867 in San Francisco.
Died September 25th, 1941 at 73 years old in Ayer's Cliff.
Charles Jaffe
American chess player.
Born April 25th, 1879 in Dubroŭna.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
José Leite de Vasconcelos
Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and author.
Born July 7th, 1858 in Ucanha.
Died May 17th, 1941 at 82 years old in Lisbon.
James Gordon
American silent film actor (1871-1941).
Born April 23rd, 1871 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 12th, 1941 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Eduard Norden
German classical philologist and historian (1868–1941).
Born September 21st, 1868 in Emden. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1941 at 72 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Carl Grimberg
Swedish historian.
Born September 22nd, 1875 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1941 at 65 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
István Csáky
Hungarian politician (1894-1941).
Born July 14th, 1894 in Sighișoara. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1941 at 46 years old in Budapest (intoxication). [ref]
Antonín Janoušek
Czechoslovak politician (1877-1941).
Born August 22nd, 1877 in Nymburk.
Died March 30th, 1941 at 63 years old in Moscow.
František Bílek
Czech architect, graphic and sculptor.
Born November 6th, 1872 in Chýnov. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1941 at 68 years old in Chýnov. [ref]
Leo Graetz
German physicist.
Born September 16th, 1856 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1941 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 390
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)