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In the year 1941

424 Notable deaths

Joseph Harvey Riley

American ornithologist (1873-1941).

Born September 19th, 1873 in Falls Church.

Died December 17th, 1941 at 68 years old

Richard Thomas Baker

Australian botanist (1854-1941).

Born December 1st, 1854 in Woolwich.

Died July 14th, 1941 at 86 years old

Karl Neukirch

German gymnast (1864–1941).

Born November 3rd, 1864 in Berlin.

Died June 26th, 1941 at 76 years old in Berlin.

Valerian Gaprindashvili

Georgian poet (1888–1941).

Born January 2nd, 1889 in Kutaisi.

Died January 31st, 1941 at 52 years old in Tbilisi.

John Lander

British rower (1907-1941).

Born September 7th, 1907 in Liverpool.

Died December 25th, 1941 at 34 years old in Hong Kong.

Hermann Wilker

German rower (1874-1941).

Born July 24th, 1874 in Flomersheim.

Died December 28th, 1941 at 67 years old in Mundenheim.

Edu Snethlage

Dutch footballer (1886-1941).

Born May 9th, 1886 in Ngawi.

Died January 12th, 1941 at 54 years old in Medan.

Władysław Abraham

Polish lawyer, historian (1860-1941).

Born October 10th, 1860 in Sambir.

Died October 15th, 1941 at 81 years old in Lviv.

Prudenci Bertrana

Spanish writer (1867-1941).

Born January 19th, 1867 in Tordera.

Died November 21st, 1941 at 74 years old in Barcelona.

Friedrich Hendrix

German sprinter.

Born January 6th, 1911 in Aachen.

Died August 30th, 1941 at 30 years old in Proletarsk.

Deaths 371 to 380 of 424

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