Famous Deaths In 1941

Oct 13 GJ Berenschot, general/supreme commander Dutch East Indies army, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 17 John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett's twins), dies in the year 1941.  

Oct 18 Dirk Fock, governor-general van/of Neth-Indies 1921-6, dies at 83 in the year 1941.  

Oct 20 Ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 26 On this day in history death of arkady Gaidar, Russian children's writer (b. 1904)  

Oct 29 Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (b. 1897) died in the year 1941.  

Oct 31 Herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 01 In the year 1941 camille Melloy, [the Paepe], Belgian priest/poet (Requiem), dies at 50  

Nov 05 In the year 1941 death of arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist (b. 1905)  

Nov 06 Maurice Leblanc, French novelist (b. 1864) died in the year 1941.  

Nov 07 Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Das Gewitter), dies at 46 in the year 1941.  

Nov 08 Gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Nov 12 Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, NY gangster/police informer, killed died in the year 1941.  

Nov 17 Earnest Udet, German general/head air pioneer, commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Nov 18 Walter H Nernst, German chemist (Nobel Prize 1920), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Juanita Spellini, first women executed in Calif died on this day in history.  

Nov 22 Werner Mölders, German ace fighter pilot (b. 1915) died in the year 1941.  

Nov 25 Pedro Aguirre Cerda, president Chili (People's Front), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 26 Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861) died in the year 1941.  

Dec 01 On this day in history horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies  

Dec 03 In the year 1941 johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85  

Dec 07 Cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1941.  

Dec 09 On this day in history leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61  

Dec 10 In the year 1941 death of colin Kelly, American pilot (b. 1915)  

Dec 11 On this day in history death of john Gillespie Magee, Jr., American poet and aviator (b. 1922)  

Dec 12 In the year 1941 death of cesar Basa, Philippine Air Force and World War II hero (b. 1915)  

Dec 19 On this day in history l M Dovator, Russian general, dies in battle  

Dec 20 In the year 1941 death of igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887)  

Dec 22 Leopoldo Mugnone, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Dec 24 On this day in history death of siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858)  

Dec 30 El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Dec 31 Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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Jan 03 On this day in history birth of shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide)  

Jan 03 Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 04 Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 05 Bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 05 In the year 1941 birth of grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain)  

Jan 05 In the year 1941 birth of mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt)  

Jan 05 Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker was born on this day in history.