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In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
Vladimir Kolpakchi
Soviet general (1899–1961).
Born September 7th, 1899 in Kyiv.
Died May 17th, 1961 at 61 years old in Moscow.
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.
Olga Forsh
Russian and soviet writer (1873–1961).
Died July 17th, 1961 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Kjeld Abell
Playwright (1901-1961).
Born August 25th, 1901 in Ribe.
Died March 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Ferdinand Bie
Athletics competitor (1888-1961).
Born February 16th, 1888 in Drammen.
Died November 9th, 1961 at 73 years old in Kristiansand.
Don Sunderlage
American basketball player (1929-1961).
Born December 20th, 1929 in Roselle.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 31 years old in Lake Geneva (traffic collision).
Aloys Van de Vyvere
Belgian former prime minister (1871-1961).
Died October 22nd, 1961 at 90 years old in Paris.
E. A. Mario
Italian musician and writer (1884–1961).
Died June 24th, 1961 at 77 years old in Naples.
Kathleen Kirkham
Actress (1895-1961).
Born April 15th, 1895 in Menominee.
Died November 7th, 1961 at 66 years old in Santa Barbara.
Richard Gunn
Boxer (1871–1961).
Born February 16th, 1871 in London.
Died June 23rd, 1961 at 90 years old in Lambeth.
Elmer Diktonius
Finnish poet (1896-1961).
Born January 20th, 1896 in Helsinki.
Died September 23rd, 1961 at 65 years old in Helsinki.
Hrachia Nersisyan
Soviet actor (1895-1961).
Born November 24th, 1895 in İzmit.
Died November 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Yerevan.
Erich Kamke
German mathematician (1890-1961).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Malbork.
Died September 28th, 1961 at 71 years old in Rottenburg am Neckar (myocardial infarction).
Enrique Larreta
Argentine writer, academic and diplomat (1873-1961).
Born March 4th, 1873 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires.
Maneca
Brazilian footballer (1926-1961).
Born January 28th, 1926 in Salvador.
Died June 28th, 1961 at 35 years old in Rio de Janeiro (poison).
Nadezhda Obukhova
Soviet singer (1886–1961).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Moscow.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 75 years old in Feodosiia.
Anton Powolny
Austrian football player (1899-1961).
Born August 19th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo
Brazilian association football referee (1881–1961).
Born February 21st, 1881 in Belém.
Died October 21st, 1961 at 80 years old in Belém.
Edgar Krahn
Estonian mathematician (1894–1961).
Born October 1st, 1894 in Laiuse.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 66 years old in Rockville.
Ralf Törngren
Prime minister of finland (1899-1961).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Oulu. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1961 at 62 years old in Turku.
Aribert Wäscher
German actor (1895-1961).
Born December 1st, 1895 in Flensburg.
Died December 14th, 1961 at 66 years old in Berlin.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner