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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Hugo Strauß
German rower.
Born June 25th, 1907 in Mannheim.
Died November 1st, 1941 at 34 years old in Sverdlovsk Oblast.
Kalle Jalkanen
Finnish cross-country skier (1907-1941).
Born May 10th, 1907 in Suonenjoki. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1941 at 34 years old in Kirjasalo. [ref]
Hermann Wilker
German rower (1874-1941).
Born July 24th, 1874 in Flomersheim.
Died December 28th, 1941 at 67 years old in Mundenheim.
Michael Murach
Boxer (1911-1941).
Born February 1st, 1911 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died August 16th, 1941 at 30 years old in Dubrovka.
Adolfo Venturi
Italian art historian (1856-1941).
Born September 4th, 1856 in Modena. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1941 at 84 years old in Santa Margherita Ligure. [ref]
Bengt Djurberg
Actor and singer.
Born July 23rd, 1898 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1941 at 43 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Hendrix
German sprinter.
Born January 6th, 1911 in Aachen.
Died August 30th, 1941 at 30 years old in Proletarsk.
Joseph Harvey Riley
American ornithologist (1873-1941).
Born September 19th, 1873 in Falls Church.
Died December 17th, 1941 at 68 years old
Philipp Johann Heinrich Fauth
German selenographer.
Born March 19th, 1867 in Bad Dürkheim.
Died January 4th, 1941 at 73 years old in Grünwald.
Edmond Haraucourt
French writer.
Born October 18th, 1856 in Haute-Marne, Bourmont. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1941 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 390
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin