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In the year 1941

424 Notable deaths

Albert Johnson

Canadian soccer player (1879–1941).

Born November 30th, 1879 in Plympton–Wyoming.

Died January 6th, 1941 at 61 years old

Pauli Pitkänen

Finnish cross-country skier (1911-1941).

Born November 4th, 1911 in Nilsiä.

Died September 28th, 1941 at 29 years old in Siilinjärvi.

Nikolai Semenovich Kurnakov

Russian chemist (1860-1941).

Born December 6th, 1860 in Nolinsk.

Died March 19th, 1941 at 80 years old in Barvikha.

Arvo Lindén

Finnish wrestler.

Born February 27th, 1887 in Tampere.

Died March 18th, 1941 at 54 years old in Helsinki.

Wilhelm Carstens

German rower (1869-1941).

Born January 29th, 1869 in Hamburg.

Died February 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Hamburg.

Mikhail Petrovich Petrov

Soviet general.

Born January 15th, 1898 in Zalustezhye.

Died October 10th, 1941 at 43 years old in Karachevsky District.

Johan Kemp

Gymnast.

Born July 1st, 1881 in Helsinki.

Died October 20th, 1941 at 60 years old in Lahti.

Franz Bartl

Austrian handball player (1915-1941).

Born January 7th, 1915 in Vienna.

Died July 12th, 1941 at 26 years old

Eli Blanchard

Canadian lacrosse player.

Born August 3rd, 1881 in Montreal.

Died December 12th, 1941 at 60 years old in Montreal.

Amédée Thubé

Sailor (1884–1941).

Born December 8th, 1884 in Nantes.

Died January 29th, 1941 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

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