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In the year 1961
430 Notable deaths
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899-1961).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1961 at 61 years old in Ketchum (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Gary Cooper
American actor (1901-1961).
Born May 7th, 1901 in Helena. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1961 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
Patrice Lumumba
Prime minister (1960 to 1961) of the democratic republic of the congo.
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Katakokombe. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1961 at 35 years old in Katanga Province (execution by shooting). [ref]
Erwin Schrödinger
Austrian physicist (1887–1961).
Born August 12th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1961 at 73 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).
Ty Cobb
American baseball player (1886–1961).
Born December 18th, 1886 in Narrows.
Died July 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Atlanta (prostate cancer).
Anna May Wong
Chinese american actress (1905-1961).
Born January 3rd, 1904 in Los Angeles.
Died February 3rd, 1961 at 57 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Rafael Trujillo
President of the dominican republic (1891-1961).
Born October 24th, 1891 in San Cristóbal.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 69 years old in Santo Domingo (gunshot wound).
Frantz Fanon
French west indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961).
Born July 20th, 1925 in Fort-de-France. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1961 at 36 years old in Bethesda (leukemia). [ref]
Marion Davies
American actress, producer, screenwriter and socialite (1897–1961).
Born January 3rd, 1897 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 1961 at 64 years old in Hollywood (stomach cancer).
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Jönköping Town. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1961 at 56 years old in Ndola (aviation accident). [ref]
Dashiell Hammett
American writer.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
First lady of the united states from 1915 to 1921.
Born December 18th, 1885 in Wytheville.
Died December 28th, 1961 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Hari Singh I of Kashmir
Last king of kashmir (1925-1952).
Born September 21st, 1895 in Jammu.
Died April 26th, 1961 at 65 years old in Mumbai.
Eero Saarinen
Finnish-american architect (1910-1961).
Born August 20th, 1910 in Kirkkonummi. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1961 at 51 years old in Ann Arbor (brain cancer). [ref]
Chico Marx
American comedian (1887–1961).
Born March 22nd, 1887 in Manhattan.
Died October 11th, 1961 at 74 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease).
Jeff Chandler
American actor and singer (1918–1961).
Born December 15th, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died June 17th, 1961 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Gail Russell
Actress (1924-1961).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Chicago.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 36 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Miriam A. Ferguson
American politician (1875-1961).
Born June 13th, 1875 in Bell County.
Died June 25th, 1961 at 86 years old in Austin (heart failure).
George Formby
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 56 years old in Preston (myocardial infarction).
Sergio Osmeña
(1878-1961) president of the philippines from 1944 to 1946.
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cebu City.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 83 years old in Quezon City (disease).
Sam Rayburn
Speaker of the united states house of representatives (1955-1961), american politician (1882–1961).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Roane County.
Died November 16th, 1961 at 79 years old in Bonham (pancreatic cancer).
Grandma Moses
American artist (1860-1961).
Born September 7th, 1860 in Washington County, Greenwich. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1961 at 101 years old in Hoosick Falls. [ref]
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
French writer (1894-1961).
Born May 27th, 1894 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1961 at 67 years old in Meudon (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Vanessa Bell
British artist (1879-1961).
Born May 30th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1961 at 81 years old in Charleston Farmhouse, Firle (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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