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