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In the year 1941
1,289 Notable birthdays
Andrés García
Mexican actor (1941–2023).
Born May 24th, 1941 in Santo Domingo.
Died April 4th, 2023 at 81 years old in Acapulco. [ref]
Kyū Sakamoto
Japanese singer and actor (1941-1985).
Born December 10th, 1941 in Kawasaki-ku.
Died August 12th, 1985 at 43 years old in Ueno (Japan Air Lines Flight 123).
Peter Sarstedt
English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.
Born December 12th, 1941 in New Delhi.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 75 years old in Sussex (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Nate Thurmond
American basketball player.
Born July 25th, 1941 in Akron.
Died July 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]
Duke Cunningham
Former u.s. house of representatives member, convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion.
Born December 8th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died August 27th, 2025 at 83 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Laura Antonelli
Italian actress (1941-2015).
Born November 28th, 1941 in Pula.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 73 years old in Ladispoli (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dack Rambo
American actor (1941–1994).
Born November 13th, 1941 in Earlimart.
Died March 21st, 1994 at 52 years old in Delano (death from AIDS-related complications).
Tommy Rettig
American child actor (1941–1996).
Born December 10th, 1941 in Queens.
Died February 15th, 1996 at 54 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Michel Roux
French chef.
Born April 19th, 1941 in Charolles. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Bray (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Percy Sledge
American singer (1941–2015).
Born November 25th, 1941 in Leighton. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2015 at 73 years old in Baton Rouge (liver cancer). [ref]
Richard Holbrooke
American diplomat (1941-2010).
Born April 24th, 1941 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 2010 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic dissection). [ref]
Mickey Jones
American rock drummer and film actor (1941-2018).
Born June 10th, 1941 in Houston.
Died February 7th, 2018 at 76 years old in Houston.
Ali Hassan Salameh
Palestinian leader (1941-1979).
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 37 years old in Beirut (gunshot wound).
Roberto Carlos
Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Born April 19th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim.
Robert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes
British courtier (1941–2024).
Born December 11th, 1941 in Sandringham.
Died July 29th, 2024 at 82 years old in Norfolk. [ref]
Michael Apted
British television and film director and producer (1941–2021).
Born February 10th, 1941 in Aylesbury.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Iraqi politician and military commander (1941–2010).
Born November 30th, 1941 in Tikrit.
Died January 25th, 2010 at 68 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). [ref]
Ray Thomas
British musician, flautist, singer, songwriter (1941–2018).
Born December 29th, 1941 in Stourport-on-Severn.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 76 years old in Surrey (prostate cancer).
Eugène Terre'Blanche
Afrikaner nationalist (1941–2010).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Ventersdorp.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Ventersdorp (blunt trauma). [ref]
Mary Alice
American actress (1941–2022).
Born December 3rd, 1941 in Indianola.
Died July 28th, 2022 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Tania Mallet
British actor and model (1941-2019).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Blackpool.
Died March 30th, 2019 at 77 years old in Margate.
Mike Pinder
British musician (1941–2024).
Born December 27th, 1941 in Erdington.
Died April 24th, 2024 at 82 years old in California. [ref]
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