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In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
Nadezhda Udaltsova
Russian painter (1885–1961).
Born January 10th, 1886 in Oryol.
Died January 25th, 1961 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Nicola Canali
Italian cardinal (1874–1961).
Died August 3rd, 1961 at 87 years old in Vatican City, Rome (pneumonia).
Francesco Severi
Italian mathematician (1879-1961).
Born April 13th, 1879 in Arezzo.
Died December 8th, 1961 at 82 years old in Rome.
Paul Richter
Austrian actor (1895–1961).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 1961 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Bulbul
Azerbaijani singer (1897-1961).
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Shusha.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 64 years old in Baku.
Teijirō Toyoda
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy (1885-1961).
Born August 7th, 1885 in Wakayama Prefecture.
Died November 21st, 1961 at 76 years old in Tokyo (kidney cancer).
Václav Talich
Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, professor, university educator and director conductor of czech philharmony (1883–1961).
Born May 28th, 1883 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1961 at 77 years old in Beroun. [ref]
Monrad Wallgren
American politician (1891-1961).
Born April 17th, 1891 in Des Moines.
Died September 18th, 1961 at 70 years old in Olympia (traffic collision).
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).
Hussein Hegazi
Egyptian footballer (1891-1961).
Born September 14th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died October 8th, 1961 at 72 years old in Cairo.
Hanns Seidel
German politician (1901–1961).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.
Eduardo Torroja
Spanish structural engineer (1899–1961).
Born August 27th, 1899 in Madrid.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Eduard Tisse
Soviet cinematographer (1897–1961).
Born April 13th, 1897 in Liepāja.
Died November 18th, 1961 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Leonhard Frank
German writer (1882–1961).
Born September 4th, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died August 18th, 1961 at 78 years old in Munich.
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.
Wilbur Sweatman
American musician (1882–1961).
Born February 7th, 1882 in Brunswick.
Died March 9th, 1961 at 79 years old in New York City.
Hasan Âli Yücel
Turkish educator and politician (1897–1961).
Born December 17th, 1897 in Istanbul.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Joseph Orbeli
Soviet orientalist (1887–1961).
Born March 20th, 1887 in Kutaisi.
Died February 2nd, 1961 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Lajos Dinnyés
Hungarian politician (1901-1961).
Born April 16th, 1901 in Alsódabas.
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Vasily Kamensky
Russian poet (1884–1961).
Born April 17th, 1884 in Perm.
Died November 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Quiroga Losada
Spanish violinist from galicia; composer (1892-1961).
Born April 15th, 1892 in Pontevedra.
Died April 19th, 1961 at 69 years old in Pontevedra.
Werner R. Heymann
German film composer (1896-1961).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Königsberg.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 65 years old in Munich.
Ole Hallesby
Norwegian theologian (1879-1961).
Born August 5th, 1879 in Aremark Municipality.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Harry O. Hoyt
American screenwriter, film director (1885-1961).
Born August 6th, 1885 in Minneapolis.
Died July 29th, 1961 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid