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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Walter Granger
American paleontologist (1872-1941).
Born November 7th, 1872 in Middletown Springs.
Died September 6th, 1941 at 68 years old in Lusk.
Ivan Trush
Ukrainian artist (1869-1941).
Born January 18th, 1869 in Brody. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1941 at 72 years old in Lviv.
Viktor Talalikhin
Hero of the soviet union (1918–1941).
Born September 18th, 1918 in Teplovka.
Died October 27th, 1941 at 23 years old in Podolsk.
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.
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 (1871–1941).
Born September 14th, 1871 in Haus Valbert. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1941 at 69 years old in Cologne.
Charles Jaffe
American chess player.
Born April 25th, 1879 in Dubroŭna.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
Leo Graetz
German physicist (1856–1941).
Born September 26th, 1856 in Wrocław.
Died November 12th, 1941 at 85 years old in Munich.
Giuseppe Amisani
Italian painter (1881-1941).
Born December 7th, 1881 in Mede.
Died September 8th, 1941 at 59 years old in Portofino.
Cecilio Báez
President of paraguay (1862-1941).
Born January 1st, 1862 in Asunción.
Died June 18th, 1941 at 79 years old in Asunción.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 422
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche