In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Blind Boy Fuller
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born July 10th, 1907 in Anson County. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1941 at 33 years old in Durham. [ref]
Lancelot Holland
Royal navy admiral (1887-1941).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Middleton Cheney.
Died May 24th, 1941 at 53 years old in Denmark Strait.
Kurt Koffka
German psychologist.
Born March 18th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died November 22nd, 1941 at 55 years old in Northampton.
Tullio Levi-Civita
Italian mathematician and physicist.
Born March 29th, 1873 in Padua. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1941 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rudolf Hilferding
German politician (1877-1941).
Born August 10th, 1877 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1941 at 63 years old in Paris.
J. Stuart Blackton
American film producer (1875–1941).
Born January 5th, 1875 in Sheffield.
Died August 13th, 1941 at 66 years old in Hollywood (struck by vehicle).
Frank Bridge
English composer and violist.
Born February 26th, 1879 in Brighton. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1941 at 61 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Walter Krivitsky
Soviet spy (1899-1941).
Born June 28th, 1899 in Pidvolochysk. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1941 at 41 years old in Washington, D.C. (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Karin Boye
Swedish poet and novelist (1900–1941).
Born October 26th, 1900. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1941 at 40 years old in Alingsås (drug overdose). [ref]
Tom Phillips
British navy admiral (1888-1941).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Pendennis Castle.
Died December 10th, 1941 at 53 years old in Kuantan (killed in action).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 422
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore