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In the year 1961
430 Notable deaths
Vasily Kamensky
Russian poet (1884–1961).
Born April 17th, 1884 in Perm.
Died November 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Lajos Dinnyés
Hungarian politician (1901-1961).
Born April 16th, 1901 in Alsódabas.
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Joseph Orbeli
Soviet orientalist (1887–1961).
Born March 20th, 1887 in Kutaisi.
Died February 2nd, 1961 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Nina Bari
Russian mathematician (1901–1961).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 59 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
Hasan Âli Yücel
Turkish education reformer.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Istanbul.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Marcel Vertès
French costume designer (1895-1961).
Born August 10th, 1895 in Újpest. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1961 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Belgium roman catholic archbishop (1874–1961).
Born January 13th, 1874 in Belgium.
Died August 6th, 1961 at 87 years old in Mechelen.
Yusif Mammadaliyev
Azerbaijani chemist (1905–1961).
Born December 31st, 1905 in Ordubad.
Died December 15th, 1961 at 55 years old in Baku.
Max Hansen
Tenor (1897-1961).
Born December 22nd, 1897 in Mannheim.
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Piet Kramer
Dutch architect.
Born July 1st, 1881 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1961 at 79 years old in Velsen. [ref]
Violet Kemble-Cooper
British actress (1886-1961).
Born December 12th, 1886 in London.
Died August 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Elda Emma Anderson
American physicist (1899-1961).
Born October 5th, 1899 in Green Lake.
Died April 17th, 1961 at 61 years old in Oak Ridge (leukemia, breast cancer).
Al Keller
Racecar driver (1920–1961).
Born April 11th, 1920 in Alexander.
Died November 19th, 1961 at 41 years old in Phoenix.
Eduard von Winterstein
Austrian actor (1871-1961).
Born August 1st, 1871 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1961 at 89 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
George Wilson Malone
American politician (1890–1961).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Fredonia.
Died May 19th, 1961 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Karl Kilbom
Swedish politician (1885-1961).
Died December 24th, 1961 at 76 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Maurice Delage
French composer (1879-1961).
Born November 13th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 1961 at 81 years old in Paris.
Arnstein Arneberg
Norwegian architect (1882-1961).
Born July 6th, 1882 in Halden.
Died June 9th, 1961 at 78 years old in Biri.
Elia Dalla Costa
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 14th, 1872 in Villaverla.
Died December 22nd, 1961 at 89 years old in Florence.
Manya Shochat
Israeli politician (1879-1961).
Born October 11th, 1879 in Lasosna.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv.
Joseph R. Grundy
American politician (1863-1961).
Born January 13th, 1863 in Camden.
Died March 3rd, 1961 at 98 years old in Nassau.
Jesús Guridi Bidaola
Spanish composer (1886–1961).
Born September 25th, 1886 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died April 7th, 1961 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Georgy Aleksandrov
Marxist philosopher and soviet politician and statesman (1908–1961).
Born April 4th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 1961 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oscar Egg
Swiss bicycle racer (1890–1961).
Born March 2nd, 1890 in Schlatt.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 70 years old in Nice.
Cezar Petrescu
Romanian writer (1892–1961).
Born December 1st, 1892 in Cotnari.
Died March 9th, 1961 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes