Famous Deaths Happened In 1941

Jan 02 Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1941 henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81  

Jan 05 Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60  

Jan 08 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 in the year 1941.  

Jan 09 Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in the year 1941.  

Jan 10 On this day in history frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61  

Jan 11 Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868) died on this day in history.  

Jan 13 James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58 in the year 1941.  

Jan 17 In the year 1941 jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82  

Jan 23 Dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1941.  

Jan 27 Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 In the year 1941 death of ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69  

Feb 02 On this day in history johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78  

Feb 04 On this day in history johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79  

Feb 05 On this day in history death of banjo Paterson, Australian poet, author of "Walzing Matilda" (b. 1864)  

Feb 06 In the year 1941 maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82  

Feb 11 Rudolf Hilferding, Germ economist/Min of Finance (SPD), suicide at 63 died in the year 1941.  

Feb 19 Alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Aus 1879), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 20 La Bolduc, French Canadian singer and songwriter (b. 1894) died in the year 1941.  

Feb 21 In the year 1941 death of frederick Banting, Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1891)  

Feb 24 Oskar Loerke, German director (Longest Day-1926), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 26 On this day in history death of jan Keizer, Zaanse February striker, shot to death  

Feb 27 William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (b. 1895) died in the year 1941.  

Feb 28 On this day in history death of king Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)  

Mar 03 Constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59 in the year 1941.  

Mar 04 On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81  

Mar 05 Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel 1927), dies at 82 in the year 1941.  

Mar 06 Gutzon Borglum, sculptor (Mt Rushmore), dies at 73 in the year 1941.  

Mar 07 In the year 1941 arnold Schering, German musicologist, dies at 63  

Mar 08 Jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 09 Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1941.  

Mar 11 In the year 1941 walford Davies, British organist/composer, dies at 71  

Mar 12 On this day in history charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72  

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Jan 03 Shima Iwashita, actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1941 birth of van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1941 birth of bob Cunis, cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler of the late 60's)  

Jan 05 Grady Thomas, US rock vocalist (Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman & capt) was born in the year 1941.  

Jan 05 Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker was born in the year 1941.