1941
Richard Goss, Executed Irish Republican (born 1915)
Richard Goss, Executed Irish Republican (born 1915)
deaths
2834 events
1941
Louis Chevrolet, American race car driver and businessman, founded Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (born 1878)
Louis Chevrolet, American race car driver and businessman, founded Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (born 1878)
1940
Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
1940
Jack McNeela, Irish Republican Army, died on hunger strike
Jack McNeela, Irish Republican Army, died on hunger strike
1940
Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1881)
Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1881)
1940
Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (born 1880)
Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (born 1880)
1940
Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (born 1911)
Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (born 1911)
1940
Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (born 1879)
Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (born 1879)
1940
Tony D'Arcy, Irish Republican died while on hunger strike (born 1908)
Tony D'Arcy, Irish Republican died while on hunger strike (born 1908)
1940
Jack McNeela, Irish Republican Army, died on hunger strike
Jack McNeela, Irish Republican Army, died on hunger strike
1940
Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1882)
Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1882)
1940
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861)
1939
Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909)
Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909)
1939
Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (born 1865)
Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (born 1865)
1938
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (born 1870)
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (born 1870)
1938
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (born 1873)
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (born 1873)
1938
Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885)
1938
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881)
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (born 1881)
1938
James Weldon Johnson, American poet, lawyer and politician (born 1871)
James Weldon Johnson, American poet, lawyer and politician (born 1871)