In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
Émile Henriot
French chemist (1885-1961).
Born July 2nd, 1885 in Besançon.
Died February 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Uccle.
Marcel Junod
Swiss physician (1904-1961), delegate, member and vice-president of the international committee of the red cross (icrc).
Born May 14th, 1904 in Neuchâtel.
Died June 16th, 1961 at 57 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Miff Mole
American jazz musician (1898–1961).
Born March 11th, 1898 in Roosevelt.
Died April 29th, 1961 at 63 years old in New York City.
Branko Miljković
Serbian poet (1934–1961).
Born January 29th, 1934 in Niš.
Died February 12th, 1961 at 27 years old in Zagreb (hanging to death).
Jakob Kaiser
German politician (1888-1961).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Hammelburg.
Died May 7th, 1961 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Birger Furugård
Swedish politician.
Born December 8th, 1887 in Silbodal parish. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1961 at 73 years old [ref]
John Peabody Harrington
American linguist and ethnologist and a specialist in the indigenous peoples of california.
Born April 29th, 1884 in Waltham.
Died October 21st, 1961 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara.
Grigory Levenfish
Soviet chess player (1889–1961).
Born March 9th, 1889 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lies Noor
Indonesian actress and model (1933–1961).
Born July 12th, 1933 in Batavia.
Died March 14th, 1961 at 27 years old in Cikini Hospital.
Giulio Cabianca
Italian racing driver (1923–1961).
Born February 19th, 1923 in Verona.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 38 years old in Modena.
Antanas Škėma
Lithuanian actor-writer.
Born November 29th, 1910 in Łódź.
Died August 11th, 1961 at 50 years old in Pennsylvania (traffic collision).
Boris Vilkitsky
Russian polar explorer (1885–1961).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Pulkovo.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
František Drtikol
Czech photographer and artist (1883-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Příbram. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1961 at 77 years old in Prague.
Walter Hörnlein
German general and knight's cross recipient (1893–1961).
Born January 2nd, 1893 in Karstädt.
Died September 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Cologne.
Uuno Klami
Finnish composer (1900–1961).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Virolahti.
Died May 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Virolahti (myocardial infarction).
Şemsettin Günaltay
Turkish historian and statesperson (1883–1961).
Born July 17th, 1883 in Kemaliye.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 78 years old in Istanbul (prostate cancer).
Nils Ferlin
Swedish writer (1898–1961).
Born December 11th, 1898 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 62 years old in Uppsala.
Tommy Gorman
Canadian professional ice hockey executive, sports entrepreneur, sports writer and athlete (1886–1961).
Born June 9th, 1886 in Ottawa.
Died May 15th, 1961 at 74 years old in Ottawa.
Grigory Ginzburg
Soviet pianist (1904–1961).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Batz
Ss officer (1903–1961).
Born November 10th, 1903 in Bad Langensalza. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1961 at 57 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]
Wallingford Riegger
American music composer (1885–1961).
Born April 29th, 1885 in Albany.
Died April 2nd, 1961 at 75 years old in New York City (falling from height).
Beals Coleman Wright
American tennis player (1879–1961).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Boston.
Died August 23rd, 1961 at 81 years old in Alton.
Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky)
Russian saint and surgeon (1877-1961).
Born April 27th, 1877 in Kerch.
Died June 11th, 1961 at 84 years old in Simferopol.
Hélène Dutrieu
Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator.
Born July 10th, 1877 in Tournai.
Died June 26th, 1961 at 83 years old in Paris.
Seraya Shapshal
Karaite hakham (1873–1961).
Born May 20th, 1873 in Bakhchysarai.
Died November 18th, 1961 at 88 years old in Vilnius.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 483
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney