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The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Australia .
List of events
Arts and literature [ edit ]
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 21 August 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)
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 )
1941 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand