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The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Australia .
List of events
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 )
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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
1941 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand