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In the year 1941

1,415 Notable birthdays

C. K. Prahalad

Indian academic (1941–2010).

Born August 8th, 1941 in Coimbatore.

Died April 16th, 2010 at 68 years old in San Diego.

Princess Muna Al-Hussein

Jordanian royal.

Born April 25th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Chelmondiston.

Élisabeth Depardieu

French actress.

Born August 5th, 1941 (age 84 years) in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Raja Ram

Australian musician.

Born December 18th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Melbourne.

Airto Moreira

Brazilian drummer and percussionist.

Born August 5th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Itaiópolis.

Benny Parsons

American racecar driver and journalist (1941–2007).

Born July 12th, 1941 in Wilkes County.

Died January 16th, 2007 at 65 years old in Charlotte (lung cancer). [ref]

Jerry Scheff

American musician.

Born January 31st, 1941 (age 85 years) in United States.

Infante Alfonso of Spain

Spanish royal (1941–1956).

Born October 3rd, 1941 in Rome.

Died March 29th, 1956 at 14 years old in Villa Giralda (Estoril) (gunshot wound).

Alf Clausen

American film and television composer (1941—2025).

Born March 28th, 1941 in Minneapolis.

Died May 29th, 2025 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Alain Boublil

French musical theatre lyricist and librettist.

Born March 5th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Tunis.

Ron Bushy

American drummer (1941–2021).

Born December 23rd, 1941 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 29th, 2021 at 79 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Piers Paul Read

British writer (born 1941).

Born March 7th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Beaconsfield.

Walter Block

Austrian school economist and prominent anarcho-capitalist.

Born August 21st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Brooklyn.

Danny K. Davis

American politician (born 1941).

Born September 6th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Parkdale.

Alan Mullery

English footballer and manager (born 1941).

Born November 23rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Notting Hill.

Bobby Hutcherson

American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016).

Born January 17th, 1941 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died August 15th, 2016 at 75 years old in Montara (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Ashalata Wabgaonkar

Indian actress.

Born July 2nd, 1941 in Goa.

Died September 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Satara (COVID-19). [ref]

David Boren

American politician and academic (1941–2025).

Born April 21st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 20th, 2025 at 83 years old in Norman. [ref]

Derek Bell

Racecar driver.

Born October 31st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Pinner.

Rached Ghannouchi

Tunisian politician.

Born June 22nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in El Hamma.

Michael Masser

American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music (1941–2015).

Born March 24th, 1941 in Chicago.

Died July 9th, 2015 at 74 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]

Ney Matogrosso

Brazilian singer (born 1941).

Born August 1st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Bela Vista.

Florinda Bolkan

Brazilian actress (born 1941).

Born February 15th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Uruburetama.

Phil Upchurch

American jazz and r&b guitarist and bassist.

Born July 19th, 1941 in Chicago.

Died November 23rd, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]

Eduardo Duhalde

Interim president of argentina from 2002 to 2003.

Born October 5th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Lomas de Zamora.

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