The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Australia.
Incumbents
State Premiers
State Governors
Events
Arts and literature
Main article: 1941 in Australian literature
Sport
Births
- 23 January – Jock R. Anderson, economist and academic
- 29 January – Maggie Kirkpatrick, actress
- 2 February – John Cornell, actor and producer
- 4 February – Russell Cooper, Premier of Queensland (1989)
- 11 March – Kim Santow, NSW Supreme Court judge (died 2008)
- 29 March – Michael Thornhill, film producer, screenwriter and film director
- 31 March – Faith Leech, swimmer (died 2013)
- 10 April – Wendy Fatin, politician
- 17 April – Bill Landeryou, politician (died 2019)
- 24 April – John Williams, classical guitarist
- 11 May – Ian Redpath, cricketer
- 18 May – Lobby Loyde, rock music guitarist (died 2007)
- 31 May – Julian Croft, poet
- 4 June – Kenneth G. Ross, playwright
- 24 June – Graham McKenzie, 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)
- 9 July – Jan Lehane, tennis player
- 21 July – Ron Corry, football (soccer) player, coach
- 31 July – Heather McKay, squash player
- 1 September – Graeme Langlands, rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. and coached in the 1970s (died 2018)
- 22 September – Murray Bail, writer
- 27 September – Gay Kayler, country music singer
- 3 October – John Elliott, businessman
- 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
- 21 November - Milton Black, famous Astrologer
- 13 December – Dixie Willis, middle distance runner
- 15 December – Richard Neville, writer (died 2016)
Deaths
- 18 March – Harry Boan (born 1860), founder of Boans department store
- 1 April – John Chamberlain (born 1884), cricketer
- 5 April – Banjo Paterson (born 1864), bush poet, author and journalist
- 12 April – James Boyd (born 1867), politician
- 15 April – Emily Pelloe (born 1878), botanical illustrator
- 4 May – Chris McKivat (born 1879), rugby union and league player
- 8 May – Alexander Hay (born 1865), politician
- 15 June – John Lynch (born 1862), politician
- 24 June – Francis Anderson (born 1858), philosopher
- 1 July – Francis Birtles (born 1881), adventurer
- 7 July – Randolph Bedford (born 1868), writer and Queensland politician
- 27 July – James Ronald (born 1861), politician
- 31 July – Ron Barassi, Sr. (born 1913), Australian rules footballer
- 1 August – James Drake (born 1850), member of the first federal ministry
- 23 August – Jack O'Connor (born 1875), cricketer
- 30 August – Gregan McMahon (born 1874), actor and theatrical producer
- 31 August – Thomas Bavin (born 1874), Premier of New South Wales (1927–1930)
- 1 September – Millice Culpin (born 1846), politician
- 5 September – George Marchant (born 1857), soft drink manufacturer
- 1 October – John Longstaff (born 1861), artist
- 18 November – Chris Watson (born 1867), Prime Minister of Australia (1904)
- 19 November – Joseph Burnett (born 1899), captain of HMAS Sydney
- Raimund Pechotsch musical composer
See also
- List of Australian films of the 1940s
References
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