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In the year 1941

1,146 Notable birthdays

Paddy Ashdown

British politician and diplomat (1941–2018).

Born February 27th, 1941 in New Delhi.

Died December 22nd, 2018 at 77 years old in Bristol (bladder cancer). [ref]

Peter Sarstedt

English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.

Born December 10th, 1941 in New Delhi.

Died January 8th, 2017 at 75 years old in Sussex (progressive supranuclear palsy).

Stephen Frears

British film director and producer.

Born June 20th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Leicester.

Richard Holbrooke

American diplomat (1941-2010).

Born April 24th, 1941 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 13th, 2010 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic dissection). [ref]

Robert Hunter

American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet.

Born June 23rd, 1941 in Arroyo Grande.

Died September 23rd, 2019 at 78 years old in San Rafael (surgical complications). [ref]

Dana Ivey

American actress.

Born August 12th, 1941 (age 83 years) in Atlanta.

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]

Michael Lerner

American actor.

Born June 22nd, 1941 in Brooklyn.

Died April 8th, 2023 at 81 years old [ref]

Spalding Gray

Actor, dramatist, playwright, screenwriter (1941-2004).

Born June 5th, 1941 in Providence. [ref]

Died January 11th, 2004 at 62 years old in New York City (drowning).

Nate Thurmond

American basketball player.

Born July 25th, 1941 in Akron.

Died July 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]

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