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In the year 1941
390 Notable deaths
Hans Spemann
German embryologist.
Born June 27th, 1869 in Stuttgart.
Died September 12th, 1941 at 72 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Simon Guggenheim
American politician (1867-1941).
Born December 30th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died November 2nd, 1941 at 73 years old in New York City.
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).
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
German general (1856-1941).
Born February 12th, 1856 in Ancona.
Died December 9th, 1941 at 85 years old in Opava.
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Born August 14th, 1866 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1941 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
P. C. Wren
British writer.
Born November 1st, 1875 in Deptford.
Died November 22nd, 1941 at 66 years old in Gloucestershire.
Maximilien Luce
French painter (1858-1941).
Born March 13th, 1858 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1941 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Robert Byron
British writer (1905-1941).
Born February 26th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1941 at 35 years old in Cape Wrath. [ref]
Franz Gürtner
Government minister of germany (1881-1941).
Born August 26th, 1881 in Regensburg.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Émile Nelligan
Canadian poet (1879-1941).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Montreal. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1941 at 61 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 390
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