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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Andrew Barton Paterson
Australian journalist, author and poet.
Born February 17th, 1864 in Orange. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1941 at 76 years old in Sydney.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Polish pianist, composer, supporter of poland's independence movements, politician, prime minister of reborn poland (1860–1941).
Born November 18th, 1860 in Kurilivka.
Died June 29th, 1941 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died November 17th, 1941 at 45 years old in Berlin (shot to the head). [ref]
Al Bowlly
South african–british vocalist (1899–1941).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Maputo.
Died April 17th, 1941 at 43 years old in London (explosion).
Sherwood Anderson
American writer (1876–1941).
Born September 13th, 1876 in Camden.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 64 years old in Colón City (peritonitis).
Maurice Leblanc
French writer.
Born December 11th, 1864 in Rouen.
Died November 6th, 1941 at 76 years old in Perpignan (pneumonia).
Guillermo Kahlo
German-mexican photographer.
Born October 26th, 1871 in Pforzheim.
Died April 14th, 1941 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
El Lissitzky
Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect (1890–1941).
Born November 23rd, 1890 in Pochinok.
Died December 30th, 1941 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Robert Delaunay
French painter (1885-1941).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1941 at 56 years old in Montpellier (cancer). [ref]
Günther Prien
German u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born January 16th, 1908 in Osterfeld.
Died March 8th, 1941 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
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