Editing 1941 (section)

===May===
* [[May 2]] &ndash; [[Craigie Aitchison, Lord Aitchison|Craigie Aitchison]], Scottish politician and judge (b. [[1882]])
* [[May 6]] 
** [[Shūzō Kuki]], Japanese philosopher (b. [[1888]])
** [[Ernest Simpson]], American-born British [[Freight transport|shipbroker]] (d. [[1948]])
* [[May 7]] &ndash; [[James George Frazer]], Scottish social anthropologist (b. [[1854]])
* [[May 11]] &ndash; [[Peggy Shannon]], American actress (b. [[1907]])
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[Ruth Stonehouse]], American actress (b. [[1892]])
* [[May 14]] &ndash; [[Maurice Bavaud]], Swiss theology student who attempted to assassinate [[Adolf Hitler]] in 1938 (b. [[1916]])
* [[May 16]] 
** [[Minnie Vautrin]], American missionary, heroine of the Nanjing Massacre (b. [[1887]])
** [[Noel Agazarian]], British World War II [[fighter ace]] (b. [[1916]])
* [[May 23]] &ndash; [[Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin|Herbert Austin]], English [[automobile]] designer and builder who founded [[Austin Motor Company]] (b. [[1866]])
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[Lancelot Holland]], British admiral (died in action) (b. [[1887]])
* [[May 27]] &ndash; [[Günther Lütjens]], German admiral (killed in action) (b. [[1889]])
* [[May 29]] &ndash; [[Charles Alderton]], American [[pharmacist]] and the inventor of [[Dr Pepper]] (b. [[1857]])
* [[May 30]] &ndash; [[Prajadhipok]], Rama VII, King of Siam (b. [[1893]])