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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Źmitrok Biadula
Jewish belarusian poet, writer, political activist.
Born April 23rd, 1886 in Pasadziec.
Died November 3rd, 1941 at 55 years old in Oral.
August Cesarec
Croatian writer (1893–1941).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Zagreb.
Died July 15th, 1941 at 47 years old in Zagreb.
John Stanley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1865–1941).
Born November 17th, 1865 in Hickson.
Died October 17th, 1941 at 75 years old in Victoria.
Yelizaveta Chaikina
Wwii partisan leader and heroine of the soviet union.
Born August 28th, 1918 in Runo.
Died November 23rd, 1941 at 23 years old in Peno.
František Bílek
Czech architect, graphic and sculptor (1872–1941).
Born November 6th, 1872 in Chýnov. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1941 at 68 years old in Chýnov. [ref]
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.
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
Soviet chess player (1894–1941).
Born November 28th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 3rd, 1941 at 46 years old in Novaya Ladoga.
Berthold Hatschek
Austrian zoologist.
Born April 3rd, 1854 in Skrbeň.
Died January 18th, 1941 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Rudolf von Brudermann
Austro-hungarian general (1851-1941).
Born January 9th, 1851 in Gyöngyös.
Died January 21st, 1941 at 90 years old in Kaltenleutgeben.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 422
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson