The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Australia .
List of events
1941 in Australia
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s See also:
Incumbents State Premiers State Governors Events Arts and literature Sport Births 3 January – Roger Rogerson , detective and convicted murderer (died 2024) 14 January – Peter Ingham, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2024) 23 January – Jock R. Anderson , economist and academic 29 January – Maggie Kirkpatrick , actress 4 February – Russell Cooper , Premier of Queensland (1989) 24 February – Clive Doyle , Australian-born Branch Davidian (died 2022) 2 March – John Cornell , film producer (died 2021) 11 March – Kim Santow , NSW Supreme Court judge (died 2008) 29 March – Michael Thornhill , film producer, screenwriter and film director (died 2022) 31 March – Faith Leech , swimmer (died 2013) 10 April – Wendy Fatin , politician 13 April – Alan Jones, radio personality 17 April – Bill Landeryou , politician (died 2019) 24 April – John Williams, classical guitarist 6 May – Peter Corrigan , architect (died 2016) 11 May – Ian Redpath , cricketer 18 May – Lobby Loyde , rock music guitarist (died 2007) 30 May – Kevin Coombs , Paralympic athlete (died 2023) 31 May – Julian Croft , poet 4 June – Kenneth G. Ross , playwright 8 June – George Pell , cardinal (died 2023) 23 June – Margaret Hamilton, publisher and author (died 2022) 24 June – Graham McKenzie , cricketer 25 June – Kenneth Walker, cricketer 28 June – Harry Quick , politician 1 July Alf Duval , rower Denis Michael Rohan , Australian citizen who, on August 21, 1969, set fire to the pulpit of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem (died 1995) 3 July – Merv Cross , orthopaedic surgeon and rugby league player (died 2023) 9 July – Jan Lehane , tennis player 13 July – Grahame Corling , cricketer 21 July – Ron Corry , football (soccer) player, coach 31 July – Heather McKay , squash player 28 August – Tony Barry , actor (died 2022) 1 September – Graeme Langlands , rugby league footballer and coach (died 2018) 22 September – Murray Bail , writer 27 September – Gay Kayler , country music singer 3 October – John Elliott, businessman (died 2021) 5 October – Earle Bailey , politician 14 October – David Kemp, politician 16 October – Genevieve Lloyd , philosopher and feminist 25 October – Helen Reddy , singer (died 2020) 28 October – Fred Chaney , WA politician 7 November – Willi Sawall , race walker 16 November – Max Gillies , actor 13 December – Dixie Willis , middle distance runner 15 December – Richard Neville, writer (died 2016) Deaths Chris Watson 20 January – Raimund Pechotsch , musical composer (born in Austria-Hungary ) (b. 1864 ) 5 February – Banjo Paterson , bush poet, journalist and author (b. 1864 ) 18 March – Harry Boan , Western Australian politician and businessman (b. 1860 ) 1 April – Jack Chamberlain, cricketer (b. 1884 ) 12 April – James Boyd, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1867 ) 15 April – Emily Pelloe , botanical illustrator (b. 1878 ) 4 May – Chris McKivat , Olympic rugby union and league player (b. 1880 ) 8 May – Alexander Hay, New South Wales politician (born in New Zealand ) (b. 1865 ) 15 June – John Lynch, New South Wales politician (b. 1862 ) 24 June – Sir Francis Anderson, philosopher (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1858 ) 1 July – Francis Birtles , adventurer (b. 1881 ) 7 July – Randolph Bedford , Queensland politician and writer (b. 1868 )[1] 27 July – James Ronald , Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1861 ) 31 July – Ron Barassi Sr. , Australian rules footballer (Melbourne ) and soldier (died in Libya ) (b. 1913 ) 1 August – James Drake, Queensland politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1850 ) 23 August – Jack O'Connor, cricketer (b. 1875 ) 30 August – Gregan McMahon , actor and theatrical producer (b. 1874 ) 31 August – Sir Thomas Bavin , 24th Premier of New South Wales (born in New Zealand ) (b. 1874 ) 1 September – Millice Culpin , Queensland politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1846 ) 5 September – George Marchant , soft drink manufacturer and philanthropist (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1857 ) 1 October – Sir John Longstaff , artist (b. 1861 ) 18 November – Chris Watson , 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (born in Chile ) (b. 1867 ) 19 November – Joseph Burnett , naval captain (b. 1899 ) 28 November - Elwyn Roy King , fighter ace and military officer (b. 1894 ) 22 December – Cyril Cameron , Tasmanian politician and soldier (b. 1857 ) See also References ^ Rodney G. Boland (1979). Bede Nairn (ed.). Bedford, George Randolph (1868–1941) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 3 January 2022 . 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century
1941 in Oceania
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