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In the year 1941

1,415 Notable birthdays

Mario Perniola

Italian philosopher (1941-2018).

Born May 20th, 1941 in Asti. [ref]

Died January 9th, 2018 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]

Erhard Busek

Austrian politician (1941-2022).

Born March 25th, 1941 in Vienna.

Died March 13th, 2022 at 80 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Juha Väätäinen

Finnish athlete, teacher, painter and politician.

Born July 12th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Oulu. [ref]

Ritt Bjerregaard

Danish politician.

Born May 19th, 1941 in Copenhagen.

Died January 21st, 2023 at 81 years old in Østerbro. [ref]

Vladimir Lyakhov

Soviet cosmonaut (1941–2018).

Born July 20th, 1941 in Antratsyt.

Died April 19th, 2018 at 76 years old in Astrakhan.

Iva Janžurová

Czech actress.

Born May 19th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Žirovnice. [ref]

Dinko Dermendzhiev

Bulgarian footballer (1941-2019).

Born June 2nd, 1941 in Plovdiv.

Died May 1st, 2019 at 77 years old in Plovdiv (stroke). [ref]

Eddy Louiss

French musician (1941–2015).

Born May 2nd, 1941 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died June 30th, 2015 at 74 years old in Poitiers.

Antônio Lopes

Brazilian footballer and head coach.

Born June 12th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Violeta Andrei

Actress from romania.

Born March 21st, 1941 (age 85 years) in Brașov.

Flora Karimova

Azerbaijani singer and public figure.

Born July 23rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Baku.

Gabriel Zubeir Wako

Catholic cardinal.

Born February 27th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Sudan.

Toon Tellegen

Dutch writer, poet, and physician.

Born November 18th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Brielle.

Harald Berg

Norwegian footballer and manager.

Born November 9th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Bodø.

Rachid Boudjedra

Algerian writer.

Born September 5th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Aïn Beïda.

Gabriella Giorgelli

Actress.

Born July 29th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Carrara.

Anatoli Firsov

Soviet ice hockey player (1941–2000).

Born February 1st, 1941 in Moscow.

Died July 24th, 2000 at 59 years old in Firsanovka (myocardial infarction).

Kim Chi-ha

South korean writer (1941-2022).

Born February 4th, 1941 in Mokpo.

Died May 8th, 2022 at 81 years old in Wonju.

Yuri Simonov

Russian conductor.

Born March 4th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Saratov.

Kathleen Barry

American sociologist.

Born January 22nd, 1941 (age 85 years) in Syracuse.

Philip Gossett

American musicologist (1941–2017).

Born September 27th, 1941 in New York City.

Died June 13th, 2017 at 75 years old in Chicago. [ref]

Rafael Albrecht

Argentine footballer (1941–2021).

Born August 23rd, 1941 in San Miguel de Tucumán.

Died May 3rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (COVID-19). [ref]

Jacques Toubon

French politician and official.

Born June 29th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Nice.

Louis Friedman

American astronautics engineer and space spokesperson.

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

Daniel Schmid

Swiss film and theater director (1941–2006).

Born December 26th, 1941 in Flims.

Died August 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Flims (cancer). [ref]

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