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June 30, 1941

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Notable Births

1941Peter Pollock, South African cricketer and author[†]

Peter Maclean Pollock is a retired South African cricketer. He has played a continuing role in the South Africa cricket team as a player and selector. He was voted a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1966. He was primarily a fast bowler, but was also a useful late-order batsman.

Notable Deaths

Yefim Fomin

1941Yefim Fomin, Belarusian politician (born 1909)[†]

Yefim Moiseyevich Fomin was a Soviet political commissar. He is known for his part in the 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress, during which the German Army captured and immediately executed him.

Aleksander TÔnisson

1941Aleksander TĂ”nisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (born 1875)[†]

Aleksander TÔnisson VR I/1 was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence.