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In the year 1941

422 Notable deaths

William Worthington

American silent film actor and director (1872-1941).

Born April 8th, 1872 in Troy. [ref]

Died April 9th, 1941 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]

Oskar Baum

Czech writer and music educator (1883–1941).

Born January 21st, 1883 in Plzeň. [ref]

Died March 1st, 1941 at 58 years old in Prague. [ref]

Arthur Erich Haas

Austrian physicist.

Born April 30th, 1884 in Brno.

Died February 20th, 1941 at 56 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).

Xu Dishan

Chinese writer.

Born February 3rd, 1893.

Died August 4th, 1941 at 48 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]

Carl Grimberg

Swedish historian (1875–1941).

Born September 22nd, 1875 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg.

Died June 11th, 1941 at 65 years old in Danderyd.

Foxhall Keene

American racecar driver, equestrian, polo player, amateur golfer (1867–1941).

Born December 18th, 1867 in San Francisco.

Died September 25th, 1941 at 73 years old in Ayer's Cliff.

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.

Died July 13th, 1941 at 72 years old in Zurich.

Panos Terlemezian

Soviet armenian painter (1865-1941).

Born March 3rd, 1865 in Van.

Died April 30th, 1941 at 76 years old in Yerevan.

Dobri Hristov

Bulgarian composer (1875-1941).

Born December 14th, 1875 in Varna.

Died January 23rd, 1941 at 65 years old in Sofia.

Deaths 271 to 280 of 422

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