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In the year 1941

1,289 Notable birthdays

Sadhana Shivdasani

Indian actress.

Born September 2nd, 1941 in Karachi.

Died December 25th, 2015 at 74 years old in Mumbai (cancer).

Captain Beefheart

American musician and painter (1941-2010).

Born January 15th, 1941 in Glendale. [ref]

Died December 17th, 2010 at 69 years old in Arcata (multiple sclerosis). [ref]

Sergio Mattarella

President of italy since 2015.

Born July 23rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Palermo. [ref]

Darlene Love

American musician.

Born July 26th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Los Angeles.

Tom Fogerty

American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist in creedence clearwater revival (1941–1990).

Born November 9th, 1941 in Berkeley.

Died September 6th, 1990 at 48 years old in Scottsdale (AIDS related disease, tuberculosis).

Maureen Reagan

American political activist (1941–2001).

Born January 4th, 1941 in Los Angeles.

Died August 8th, 2001 at 60 years old in Granite Bay (melanoma).

Chubby Checker

American rock 'n roll singer.

Born October 3rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Philadelphia, Andrews.

Tarita Teriipaia

Former actress of french polynesian and chinese descent.

Born December 29th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Bora Bora.

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor (born 1941).

Born January 21st, 1941 (age 85 years) in Madrid.

Fannie Flagg

American actress, comedian and author.

Born September 21st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Birmingham.

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist.

Born April 10th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Medford.

Fethullah Gülen

Turkish preacher, writer, and imam (1941–2024).

Born April 27th, 1941 in Pasinler.

Died October 20th, 2024 at 83 years old in St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus. [ref]

Lynne Cheney

Second lady of the united states 2001–2009, writer and pundit.

Born August 14th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Casper.

Bruno Ganz

Swiss actor (1941–2019).

Born March 22nd, 1941 in Zurich. [ref]

Died February 16th, 2019 at 77 years old in Au (small intestine cancer). [ref]

Lesley Stahl

American journalist.

Born December 16th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Lynn.

Jagjit Singh

Indian ghazal singer (1941–2011).

Born February 8th, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar. [ref]

Died October 10th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Marv Albert

Television and radio broadcaster.

Born June 12th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Brooklyn.

Aaron Neville

American singer.

Born January 24th, 1941 (age 85 years) in New Orleans.

Paul Mooney

American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor.

Born August 4th, 1941 in Shreveport.

Died May 19th, 2021 at 79 years old in Oakland. [ref]

Michael Moriarty

American-canadian actor and musician (b. 1941).

Born April 5th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Detroit.

Tom Conti

British actor.

Born November 22nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Paisley.

Gloria Allred

American civil rights lawyer.

Born July 3rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Philadelphia.

Fionnula Flanagan

Irish actress.

Born December 10th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Dublin.

George Clinton

American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer.

Born July 22nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Kannapolis.

George Pell

Australian catholic cardinal (1941–2023).

Born June 8th, 1941 in Ballarat.

Died January 10th, 2023 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]

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