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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Gulli Petrini
Swedish physicist and suffragist (1867-1941).
Born September 30th, 1867 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1941 at 73 years old in Kungsholms parish (uterine cancer). [ref]
Hélène Swarth
Dutch poet.
Born October 23rd, 1859 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1941 at 81 years old in Gelderland, Velp. [ref]
Eduardo Toda y Güell
Catalan archaeologist, diplomat, bibliographer and egyptologist (1855-1941).
Born January 9th, 1855 in Reus. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1941 at 86 years old in Poblet.
Hans Scheele
Olympic athlete.
Born December 18th, 1908 in Hamburg.
Died July 23rd, 1941 at 32 years old in Mogilev.
Robert Linzeler
French sailor.
Born March 7th, 1872 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1941 at 68 years old in Paris. [ref]
Noël Liétaer
French footballer (1908-1941).
Born November 17th, 1908 in Neuville-en-Ferrain.
Died February 21st, 1941 at 32 years old in Rostock (sepsis).
Andreas Stadler
Austrian weightlifter.
Born July 31st, 1898 in Vienna.
Died February 14th, 1941 at 42 years old
Lucien Mérignac
French fencer.
Born October 5th, 1873 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 1st, 1941 at 67 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Wilhelm Carstens
German rower (1869-1941).
Born January 29th, 1869 in Hamburg.
Died February 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 390
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel