Deaths on October 11

Mihkel Pung

Died on October 11, 1941

Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1876)

Mihkel Pung (19 October [O.S. 7 October] 1876 in Vana-Põltsamaa Parish (now Põltsamaa Parish), Kreis Fellin – 11 October 1941 in Sevurallag, Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Speaker of the National Council (upper chamber) from 21 April 1938 to 5 July 1940. Pung was Minister of Finance in 1931. He was arrested during the Soviet invasion of Estonia and sent to Sevurallag (Sosva lager), a Soviet gulag in Sverdlovsk Oblast. He died in imprisonment in 1941.

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Events on 1941

17 Mar

Franklin D. Roosevelt
In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
26 Jul

French Indochina
World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
17 Sep

Great Patriotic War
World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, is issued.
12 Dec

Hungary
World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria. Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. India declares war on Japan.
14 Dec

Thailand
World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.

Deaths on October 11

Mihkel Pung

Died on October 11, 1941

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