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In the year 1941

1,415 Notable birthdays

Alexei Mishin

Figure skater.

Born March 8th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Sevastopol.

Ann McLaughlin Korologos

American politician (1941–2023).

Born November 16th, 1941 in Chatham Borough.

Died January 30th, 2023 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (meningitis). [ref]

R. James Woolsey, Jr.

American lawyer, diplomat and politician, former director of the cia (born 1941).

Born September 21st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Tulsa. [ref]

Joxe Azurmendi

Basque writer and philosopher.

Born March 19th, 1941 in Zegama.

Died July 1st, 2025 at 84 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]

Dag Solstad

Norwegian writer (1941–2025).

Born July 16th, 1941 in Sandefjord.

Died March 14th, 2025 at 83 years old in Oslo (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Winston Ntshona

South african playwright and actor (1941–2018).

Born October 6th, 1941 in Gqeberha.

Died August 2nd, 2018 at 76 years old in New Brighton. [ref]

George Young

British conservative politician (born 1941).

Born July 16th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Oxford.

Tony Hateley

English footballer (1941-2014).

Born June 13th, 1941 in Derby.

Died February 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Preston. [ref]

Josep Maria Mauri

Catholic cleric and personal representative of the episcopal coprince of andorra.

Born October 21st, 1941 (age 84 years) in L'Alzina.

David Warbeck

Film actor (1941-1997).

Born November 17th, 1941 in Christchurch.

Died July 23rd, 1997 at 55 years old in London (cancer).

William Hjortsberg

American writer (1941–2017).

Born February 23rd, 1941 in New York City.

Died April 22nd, 2017 at 76 years old in Livingston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Derek Mahon

Irish poet (1941–2020).

Born November 23rd, 1941 in Belfast.

Died October 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Cork (disease). [ref]

Joan A. Steitz

American biochemist.

Born January 26th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Minneapolis.

Bob Smith

American politician (born 1941).

Born March 30th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Trenton.

Pola Raksa

Polish actress.

Born April 14th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Lida.

Luis Alberto Lacalle

36th president of uruguay.

Born July 13th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Montevideo.

Maurizio Zamparini

Italian entrepreneur and football chairman (1941–2022).

Born June 9th, 1941 in Bagnaria Arsa.

Died February 1st, 2022 at 80 years old in Cotignola (peritonitis). [ref]

Nancy Farmer

American author of children's and young adult books and science fiction stories.

Born July 7th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Phoenix.

Ahmed al-Mirghani

Sudanese politician (1941–2008).

Born August 16th, 1941 in Khartoum, Khartoum North.

Died November 2nd, 2008 at 67 years old in Alexandria.

Dave Dryden

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born September 5th, 1941 in Hamilton.

Died October 4th, 2022 at 81 years old in Oakville. [ref]

John E. Walker

British biochemist (1941-).

Born January 7th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Halifax.

Bunny Lee

Jamaican record producer (1941-2020).

Born August 23rd, 1941 in Kingston.

Died October 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]

Paavo Lipponen

Finnish politician.

Born April 23rd, 1941 (age 85 years) in Pello. [ref]

Alfred Ellis

American saxophonist (1941–2021).

Born April 21st, 1941 in Bradenton.

Died September 23rd, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]

Alexander Maslyakov

Soviet and russian television presenter (1941–2024).

Born November 24th, 1941 in Yekaterinburg.

Died September 8th, 2024 at 82 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]

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