In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
Konrad Bercovici
American writer (1881-1961).
Born June 22nd, 1882 in Brăila.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 79 years old in New York City, Manhattan.
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.
Annabelle Moore
American actress and dancer (1878–1961).
Born July 6th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died December 1st, 1961 at 83 years old in Chicago.
Yusif Mammadaliyev
Azerbaijani chemist (1905–1961).
Born December 31st, 1905 in Ordubad.
Died December 15th, 1961 at 55 years old in Baku.
Alice Howell
American actress (1888-1961).
Born May 5th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1961 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Max Hansen
Danish tenor and actor (1897-1961).
Born December 22nd, 1897 in Mannheim.
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Piet Kramer
Dutch architect (1881-1961).
Born July 1st, 1881 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1961 at 79 years old in Velsen.
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 (breast cancer, leukemia).
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.
Died July 22nd, 1961 at 89 years old in East Berlin.
George W. 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).
Born May 8th, 1885 in Films församling.
Died December 24th, 1961 at 76 years old in Bromma parish.
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 (1872–1961).
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.
Giovanni Borromeo
Italian physician (1898–1961).
Born December 15th, 1898 in Rome.
Died August 24th, 1961 at 62 years old in Rome.
Joseph R. Grundy
American politician (1863-1961).
Born January 13th, 1863 in Camden.
Died March 3rd, 1961 at 98 years old in Nassau.
Lee Moran
American actor, director, screenwriter (1888-1961).
Born June 23rd, 1888 in Chicago.
Died April 24th, 1961 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills.
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]
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.
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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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan