Discover what happened on 24 May 1941 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- John Michael Dewar (British gynaecologist and ornithologist)
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- Vladimir Vorms
- Pietro Buffa (entomologist)
- Sarah Blackwood Archdale ((born 1852))
- Georgina Louisa Osborne ((died 1941))
- John Wellington Hall ((1903-1941))
- William Kenneth Ramsden Cross ((1903-1941))
- Selwyn John Power Warrand ((1904-1941))
- Hugh Deane Wyldbore-Smith ((1907-1941))
- Sir William John Smith-Marriott, 6th Bt. ((1870-1941))
- Elizabeth Anne Lopdell ((died 1941))
- László Várnai (Hungarian actor)
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- Bernhard Tauber (Holocaust victim (born 1876))
- Paul Knöpflmacher
- Esther Bridget Solomon
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- Aarne Jordan
- Frans Vanacoleyen
- Cyriel Van der Linden
- Gwilym Michael (rugby player)
- John Michael Dewar (British gynaecologist and ornithologist)
- Q23656090 (scientist)
- Vladimir Vorms
- Pietro Buffa (entomologist)
- Sarah Blackwood Archdale ((born 1852))
- Georgina Louisa Osborne ((died 1941))
- John Wellington Hall ((1903-1941))
- William Kenneth Ramsden Cross ((1903-1941))
- Selwyn John Power Warrand ((1904-1941))
- Bernhard Tauber (Holocaust victim (born 1876))
- Paul Knöpflmacher
- Esther Bridget Solomon
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- Aarne Jordan
- Frans Vanacoleyen
- Cyriel Van der Linden
- Gwilym Michael (rugby player)
- Hugh Deane Wyldbore-Smith ((1907-1941))
- Sir William John Smith-Marriott, 6th Bt. ((1870-1941))
- Elizabeth Anne Lopdell ((died 1941))
- Otis Garrett (American film director (1905–1941))
- Otis Garrett (American film director (1905–1941))
- Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet (British diplomat (1869-1941))
- Lancelot Holland (Royal Navy admiral (1887-1941))
- Friedrich Bischof (German chemist and politician (1891-1941))
- Princess Sophie of Luxembourg (Luxembourgian princess (1902–1941))
- Berthe Sylva (French singer (1885-1941))
- Tita Gori (Italian painter (1870-1941))
- Yves Hervé (French politician and farmer (1883-1941))
- Alfred Frith (Australian actor)
- David Morgan Evans (Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (1911-1941))
- Franz Schneider (Swiss aircraft and firearms designer (1871-1941))
- Ralph Kerr (Royal Navy Officer (1891–1941))
- Ritsu Masaoka
- Juan Peset (Spanish (Valencian) physician; executed by Franco’s regime after the end of the Spanish Civil War)
- Pavel Havránek (Czechoslovak politician (1877–1941))
- Henrik Martin Olofsson (Norwegian contributing editor)
- Emil Gerlach
- Sergey Viktorov
- Egidius van der Heijden (Dutch professor)