Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1941

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1941. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Jan. 2 Mischa Levitzki

  Russian-american pianist and composer (b. 1898)

• Jan. 4 Henri Bergson

  LIT - French philosopher and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1859)

• Jan. 5 Amy Johnson

  Pioneering British aviator who became famous for her record-breaking long-distance solo flights in the early 20th century. She was the first female pilot to fly solo from England to Australia, covering 11,000 miles in just 17 days. During World War II, she served in the Air Transport Auxiliary, tragically dying while on a ferry mission.

• Jan. 6 Charley O'Leary

  American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)

• Jan. 6 Franz Hessel

  Writer dies at 60

• Jan. 7 Charles Finger

  English-american journalist and author (d. 41).

• Jan. 8 Robert Baden-Powell

  British military figure who founded the boy scouts of england in 1907. he founded the girl scouts in 1907 with his sister agnes. baden-powell wrote several books about scouting, military campaigns, and other topics.

• Jan. 8 Vladimír Mandl

  Czechoslovak lawyer (b. 1899)

• Jan. 8 Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell

  1st baron baden-powell (born 1857), british soldier, author and founder of the scout movement

• Jan. 9 Dimitrios Golemis

  Greek runner (b. 1874)

• Jan. 9 Ko Boezeman

  Dutch resistance fighter, dies.

• Jan. 10 Joe Penner

  Hungarian comedian and actor (born in 1904)

• Jan. 10 Frank Bridge

  English violinist/composer (sea), passes away at 61

• Jan. 10 Issai Schur

  Belarusian-german mathematician and academic (b. 1875)

• Jan. 10 John Lavery

  Irish painter and academic (b. 1856)

• Jan. 10 Joseph Schmidlin

  German church historian, killed at the age of 67.

• Jan. 11 Emanuel Lasker

  German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1941).

• Jan. 13 James Joyce

  Irish novelist, writer and wordsmith. he was an intellectual literary genius and a pioneer in the development of a unique style that revolutionized fiction's plot and character.

• Jan. 17 Jose Leite de Vasconcelos

  Portuguese scholar (etnografia) dies at 82

• Jan. 23 Dobri Khristov

  Composer dies at 65

• Jan. 27 Iver Paul Fredrik Holter

  Composer dies at the age of 90

• Jan. 29 Ioannis Metaxas

  Greek general and politician, 130th prime minister of greece (b. 1871)