Discover what happened on 8 October 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
- Božena Laglerová (pioneer aviator (1886–1941))
- Helen Morgan (American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941))
- Gus Kahn (German-American lyricist (1886-1941))
- Arthur Wienkoop (German architect (1864–1941))
- Coenraad van Zijp (Dutch botanist (1879-1941))
- Lorenzo Lauri (cardinal of the Catholic Church (1864–1941))
- Arie Addicks
- Win Smith (American comic book illustrator (1888–1941))
- Andrei Smirnov (Soviet general (1895–1941))
- Andrew Mamedoff (American RAF World War II pilot)
- Edward Mark Best (New Zealand murdered police officer)
- Kurt Lasse (German fighter ace and Knight’s Cross recipient (1918-1941))
- Robert A. Miller (American politician (1854–1941))
- Valentine O’Hara (Irish writer (1875–1941))
- Ostap Lutskyi
- Pekka Aalto
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- Grigory Katz (Soviet poet)
- Vladimir Nikolaevich Solovyov (Russian and Soviet theatre director, theater teacher and critic (1887-1941))
- Aleksey Rogov
- Alma Kuula (Finnish singer (1884-1941))
- Eberhard Kitzing
- Tichon Czeriepin
- Kazimierz Chmielewski (Polish infantry major (born 1891))
- Anna Olsen (Norwegian missionary (1864-1941))
- Jaroslav Klimko (Czech anthropologist (1903-1941))
- Paulino Joaquin Herrero y Cristobal (entomologist)
- Georg Tuxhorn
- Ernest Stourton ((1875-1941))
- Božena Laglerová (pioneer aviator (1886–1941))
- Helen Morgan (American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941))
- Gus Kahn (German-American lyricist (1886-1941))
- Arthur Wienkoop (German architect (1864–1941))
- Coenraad van Zijp (Dutch botanist (1879-1941))
- Lorenzo Lauri (cardinal of the Catholic Church (1864–1941))
- Arie Addicks
- Win Smith (American comic book illustrator (1888–1941))
- Andrei Smirnov (Soviet general (1895–1941))
- Andrew Mamedoff (American RAF World War II pilot)
- Edward Mark Best (New Zealand murdered police officer)
- Kurt Lasse (German fighter ace and Knight’s Cross recipient (1918-1941))
- Robert A. Miller (American politician (1854–1941))
- Valentine O’Hara (Irish writer (1875–1941))
- Ostap Lutskyi
- Pekka Aalto
- Q15060972
- Q15065597
- Grigory Katz (Soviet poet)
- Vladimir Nikolaevich Solovyov (Russian and Soviet theatre director, theater teacher and critic (1887-1941))
- Aleksey Rogov
- Alma Kuula (Finnish singer (1884-1941))
- Eberhard Kitzing
- Tichon Czeriepin
- Kazimierz Chmielewski (Polish infantry major (born 1891))
- Anna Olsen (Norwegian missionary (1864-1941))
- Jaroslav Klimko (Czech anthropologist (1903-1941))
- Paulino Joaquin Herrero y Cristobal (entomologist)
- Georg Tuxhorn
- Ernest Stourton ((1875-1941))
- Alexander Brodrick Leslie-Melville ((1872-1941))
- Agnes Selina Thornton ((died 1941))
- Mary Beatrice Lloyd ((died 1941))
- Ellen Edith Peto ((died 1941))
- Ramón Nadal (Peruvian politician and landowner (1862-1941))
- Eduard Burkart
- Axel Valdemar Lindberg
- Viktor Weigl (Holocaust victim (born 1883))
- Jaromír Schauer
- Salomon de Lange
- Albertus Thysen
- Alfons Staute