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In the year 1941

1,415 Notable birthdays

Earl Young

American sprinter.

Born February 14th, 1941 (age 85 years) in San Fernando.

Gérard Hausser

French footballer (1941–2025).

Born October 28th, 1941 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died November 16th, 2025 at 84 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]

Humberto Solás

Cuban film director (1941–2008).

Born December 4th, 1941 in Havana.

Died September 18th, 2008 at 66 years old in Havana (leukemia).

Ivan Mráz

Slovak soccer player and soccer coach (1941–2024).

Born May 24th, 1941 in Levoča. [ref]

Died May 18th, 2024 at 82 years old in Heredia. [ref]

Giorgos Arvanitis

Greek cinematographer.

Born February 22nd, 1941 (age 85 years) in Dilofo, Fthiotis.

Jean Dockx

Belgian footballer (1941–2002).

Born May 24th, 1941 in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.

Died January 15th, 2002 at 60 years old in Bonheiden.

Maxime Carlot Korman

Vanuatuan politician.

Born April 26th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Port Vila. [ref]

Rainer Ohlhauser

German footballer and manager.

Born January 6th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Neckargemünd.

Satsuki Eda

Japanese politician (1941–2021).

Born May 22nd, 1941 in Okayama.

Died July 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Okayama.

Ivica Brzić

Serbian footballer (1941-2014).

Born May 28th, 1941 in Novi Sad.

Died June 2nd, 2014 at 73 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]

Christos Papanikolaou

Greek pole vault world record holder, first man over 18 feet.

Born November 25th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Trikala.

Hans W. Geißendörfer

German film director and producer.

Born April 6th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Augsburg.

Erden Alkan

Turkish-german actor (born 1941).

Born February 12th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Giresun.

Regine Hildebrandt

German biologist and politician (1941–2001).

Born April 26th, 1941 in Berlin.

Died November 26th, 2001 at 60 years old in Woltersdorf (breast cancer).

Kenji Kimihara

Japanese long-distance runner.

Born March 20th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Kitakyūshū-shi.

Zygmunt Smalcerz

Polish weightlifter.

Born June 8th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Bestwinka.

Mircea Rădulescu

Romanian footballer.

Born August 31st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Bucharest.

Fuad Guliyev

Azerbaijani politician.

Born July 6th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Baku.

Peter Schnittger

Football player and trainer/mad.

Born May 22nd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Hann. Münden.

José Antonio Zaldúa

Spanish footballer (1941-2018).

Born December 15th, 1941 in Elizondo.

Died June 30th, 2018 at 76 years old in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres. [ref]

Carole Jordan

British astronomer (1941–2026).

Born July 19th, 1941. [ref]

Died February 3rd, 2026 at 84 years old [ref]

José Antonio Ardanza

Spanish politician (1941–2024).

Born June 10th, 1941 in Elorrio.

Died April 8th, 2024 at 82 years old in Gautegiz Arteaga (prostate cancer). [ref]

Tony Palmer

English film director and author.

Born August 29th, 1941 (age 84 years) in London.

Sergei Nikonenko

Soviet and russian actor and film director.

Born April 16th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Moscow.

James L. Reveal

U.s. botanist (1941–2015).

Born March 29th, 1941 in Reno.

Died January 9th, 2015 at 73 years old in Ithaca. [ref]

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