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In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
British politician (1866-1941).
Born September 12th, 1866 in Eastbourne.
Died August 12th, 1941 at 74 years old in Belgravia.
Elizabeth von Arnim
Australian english novelist.
Born August 31st, 1866 in Sydney. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1941 at 74 years old in Charleston (influenza). [ref]
Mikhail Kirponos
Soviet general (1892-1941).
Born January 12th, 1892 in Vertiivka.
Died September 20th, 1941 at 49 years old (gunshot wound).
Evelyn Underhill
British mystic, poet, and novelist (1875–1941).
Born December 6th, 1875 in Wolverhampton.
Died June 15th, 1941 at 65 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Harry Micajah Daugherty
United states attorney general (1860-1941).
Born January 26th, 1860 in Fayette County.
Died October 12th, 1941 at 81 years old in Columbus.
Henri Lebesgue
French mathematician.
Born June 28th, 1875 in Beauvais. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1941 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maria Spiridonova
Russian terrorist and politician (1884-1941).
Born October 28th, 1884 in Tambov.
Died September 11th, 1941 at 56 years old in Oryol (gunshot wound).
Edwin Stanton Porter
American film director.
Born April 21st, 1870 in Connellsville. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1941 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Reed Owen Smoot
United states senator and lds apostle (1862–1941).
Born January 10th, 1862 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 9th, 1941 at 79 years old in St. Petersburg.
Sisowath Monivong
Cambodian king (1875–1941).
Born December 27th, 1875 in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1941 at 65 years old in Bokor Hill Station. [ref]
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