September 15, 1941

1941Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2011)^[†]

Flórián György Albert was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time.

1941Signe Toly Anderson, American rock singer (died 2016)^[†]

Signe Toly Anderson was an American singer who was one of the founding members of the American rock band Jefferson Airplane.

1941Mirosław Hermaszewski, Polish general, pilot and cosmonaut (died 2022)^[†]

Mirosław Hermaszewski was a Polish cosmonaut, fighter plane pilot, and Polish Air Force officer. He became the first and, at the time of his death in December 2022, only Polish national to ever go to space when he flew aboard the Soviet Soyuz 30 spacecraft in 1978. He was the 89th human to reach outer space.

1941Yuriy Norshteyn, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter^[†]

Yuri Borisovich Norstein is a Russian animator best known for his animated shorts Hedgehog in the Fog and Tale of Tales. Since 1981, he has been working on a feature film called The Overcoat, based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name. According to The Washington Post, "he is considered by many to be not just the best animator of his era, but the best of all time".