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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Arthur Erich Haas
Austrian physicist.
Born April 30th, 1884 in Brno.
Died February 20th, 1941 at 56 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Lajos Vajda
Hungarian painter (1908-1941).
Born August 6th, 1908 in Zalaegerszeg. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1941 at 33 years old in Budakeszi (tuberculosis). [ref]
Karl Joseph Schulte
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 14th, 1871 in Haus Valbert. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1941 at 69 years old in Cologne.
Friedrich Akel
Estonian diplomat and politician (1871-1941).
Born September 5th, 1871 in Halliste Rural Municipality.
Died July 3rd, 1941 at 69 years old in Tallinn.
Cecilio Báez
President of paraguay (1862-1941).
Born January 1st, 1862 in Asunción.
Died June 18th, 1941 at 79 years old in Asunción. [ref]
Viktor Talalikhin
Hero of the soviet union.
Born September 18th, 1918 in Teplovka.
Died October 27th, 1941 at 23 years old in Podolsk.
Ivan Trush
Ukrainian artist (1869-1941).
Born January 17th, 1869 in Brody. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1941 at 72 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Berthold Hatschek
Austrian zoologist.
Born April 3rd, 1854 in Skrbeň.
Died January 18th, 1941 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Hugo Celmiņš
Latvian politician (1877-1941).
Born October 30th, 1877 in Lubāna Parish.
Died July 30th, 1941 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky
Russian chess player.
Born November 28th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 3rd, 1941 at 46 years old in Novaya Ladoga.
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