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In the year 1941
424 Notable deaths
Fredrik Stang
Norwegian politician (1867-1941).
Born December 27th, 1867 in Oslo.
Died November 15th, 1941 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Kirstine Meyer
Danish physicist (1861–1941).
Born October 12th, 1861 in Skærbæk.
Died September 28th, 1941 at 79 years old in Hellerup.
Stanisław Ruziewicz
Polish mathematician (1889–1941).
Born August 29th, 1889 in Kolomyia.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 51 years old in Lviv (massacre of Lviv professors).
Peggy Michell
English tennis player (1905-1941).
Born January 28th, 1905 in Chiswick.
Died June 19th, 1941 at 36 years old in Harrow.
Paul Duboc
French racing cyclist.
Born April 2nd, 1884 in Rouen.
Died August 19th, 1941 at 57 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Verner Järvinen
Finnish athletics competitor.
Born March 4th, 1870 in Ruovesi.
Died January 31st, 1941 at 70 years old in Tampere.
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith
British tennis player.
Born August 14th, 1883 in Sydenham.
Died September 18th, 1941 at 58 years old in Middleham.
Jakob Emanuel Lange
Danish mycologist (1864-1941).
Born April 2nd, 1864 in Flensburg.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 77 years old in Odense.
Daniel Vorländer
German chemist (1867-1941).
Born June 11th, 1867 in Eupen.
Died June 8th, 1941 at 73 years old in Halle (Saale).
Mikhail Savoyarov
Russian actor and singer (1876-1941).
Born November 30th, 1876 in Moscow.
Died August 4th, 1941 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 424
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