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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Ernst Lindemann
German naval officer.
Born March 28th, 1894 in Altenkirchen.
Died May 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Benjamin Lee Whorf
American linguist (1897-1941).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Winthrop. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1941 at 44 years old in Wethersfield (cancer). [ref]
Gottfried Feder
German economist and politician (1883-1941).
Born January 27th, 1883 in Würzburg.
Died September 24th, 1941 at 58 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Hugh Walpole
British writer.
Born March 13th, 1884 in Auckland. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1941 at 57 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Fred Karno
British theatre manager (1866-1941).
Born March 26th, 1866 in Exeter.
Died September 18th, 1941 at 75 years old in Lilliput, Dorset (diabetes).
Werner Sombart
German economist, sociologist, historian (1863-1941).
Born January 19th, 1863 in Ermsleben.
Died May 18th, 1941 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Gus Kahn
German-american lyricist (1886-1941).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Koblenz.
Died October 8th, 1941 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills.
Franz von Werra
Recipient of the knights cross (1914-1941).
Died October 25th, 1941 at 27 years old in Katwijk.
Chris Watson
Australian politician, third prime minister of australia (1867-1941).
Born April 9th, 1867 in Valparaíso.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 74 years old in Sydney.
Walther Nernst
German physical chemist and physicist.
Born June 25th, 1864 in Wąbrzeźno. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1941 at 77 years old in Bad Muskau.
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