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In the year 1961
430 Notable deaths
Mbarek Bekkay
Moroccan prime minister (1907-1961).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Berkane.
Died April 12th, 1961 at 53 years old in Rabat.
Géza von Bolváry
Hungarian actor, filmmaker (1897–1961).
Born December 26th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died August 10th, 1961 at 63 years old in Munich, Rosenheim (myocardial infarction).
Simion Stoilow
Romanian diplomat and mathematician (1887–1961).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Bucharest.
Died April 4th, 1961 at 73 years old in Bucharest (stroke).
Karl Prusik
Austrian mountain climber and inventor of the prusik knot.
Born May 19th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died May 28th, 1961 at 65 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Harry Gribbon
Actor (1885-1961).
Born June 9th, 1885 in New York City.
Died July 28th, 1961 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Richard Schirrmann
German founder of youth hostels.
Born May 15th, 1874 in Gronówko, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died December 14th, 1961 at 87 years old in Grävenwiesbach.
Pat O'Hara Wood
Australian tennis player (1891-1961).
Born April 30th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died December 3rd, 1961 at 70 years old in Melbourne.
Fritzi Ridgeway
American actress (1898–1961).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Missoula.
Died March 29th, 1961 at 62 years old in Lancaster (myocardial infarction).
Eddie Polo
Actor (1875–1961).
Born February 1st, 1875 in Vienna.
Died June 14th, 1961 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hauk Aabel
Comedian (1869-1961).
Born April 21st, 1869 in Førde.
Died December 12th, 1961 at 92 years old in Oslo.
Eliseo Mouriño
Argentine association football player.
Born June 2nd, 1927 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 3rd, 1961 at 33 years old in Longaví.
Platt Adams
Athletics competitor (1885-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Belleville.
Died February 27th, 1961 at 75 years old in Toms River.
Kateryna Bilokur
Ukrainian painter (1900-1961).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Bohdanivka.
Died June 10th, 1961 at 60 years old in Yahotyn. [ref]
Aleksandër Xhuvani
Albanian philologist.
Born March 14th, 1889 in Elbasan.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old in Tirana.
Illés Spitz
Hungarian association football coach and association football player (1902-1961).
Born February 2nd, 1902 in Budapest.
Died October 1st, 1961 at 59 years old in Skopje.
Ioannis Theotokis
Prime minister of greece (1880-1961).
Born September 17th, 1880 in Corfu.
Died June 6th, 1961 at 80 years old in Corfu.
Philibert Jacques Melotte
British astronomer (1880-1961).
Born January 29th, 1880 in Camden Town.
Died March 30th, 1961 at 81 years old
Julien Mandel
French photographer (1893–1961).
Born January 1st, 1893 in Poland.
Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Recife (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hjalmar Gullberg
Swedish writer, poet and translator of greek drama into swedish.
Born May 30th, 1898 in Malmö. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1961 at 63 years old in Svedala Municipality (drowning). [ref]
Karl Albiker
German sculptor (1878–1961).
Born September 16th, 1878 in Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 82 years old in Ettlingen.
Lionello Venturi
Italian art historian (1885–1961).
Born April 25th, 1885 in Modena.
Died August 15th, 1961 at 76 years old in Rome.
Romeo Neri
Italian gymnast, 3 olympic golds (1903–1961).
Born March 26th, 1903 in Rimini.
Died September 23rd, 1961 at 58 years old in Rimini.
Jack Butler
English footballer (1894-1961).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 1961 at 66 years old in London.
Elena Gerhardt
German classical singer (1883-1961).
Born November 11th, 1883 in Connewitz.
Died January 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in London.
Ben Corbett
Actor (1892-1961).
Born February 6th, 1892 in Hudson.
Died May 19th, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
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