In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
Bill Harris
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born October 26th, 1897 in Honolulu.
Died March 7th, 1961 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Lawrence McCormick
Ice hockey player (1890-1961).
Born July 12th, 1890 in Buckingham.
Died December 30th, 1961 at 71 years old in Hyannis.
Karel Engliš
Czech politician, economist, professor, university educator and science writer (1880-1961).
Born August 17th, 1880 in Hrabyně. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1961 at 80 years old in Hrabyně. [ref]
Henri Deloge
French athlete (1874–1961).
Born November 21st, 1874 in Saint-Mandé.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 87 years old in Bourg-la-Reine.
Jean Piot
Fencer (1890–1961).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1961 at 71 years old in La Sauvetat. [ref]
Harry Ryan
English racing cyclist (1893-1961).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1961 at 67 years old in Ealing.
Karl Jansen
German weightlifter (1908–1961).
Born May 28th, 1908 in Eickel.
Died November 14th, 1961 at 53 years old in Essen.
Agustín Eizaguirre
Association footballer (1897-1961).
Born October 7th, 1897 in Zarautz.
Died November 28th, 1961 at 64 years old in San Sebastián.
Olaf Broch
Norwegian linguist (1867-1961).
Born August 4th, 1867 in Horten Municipality.
Died January 28th, 1961 at 93 years old in Oslo.
Iva Despić-Simonović
Yugoslav sculptor (1891-1961).
Born August 15th, 1891 in Hrastovica, Petrinja.
Died July 12th, 1961 at 69 years old
Herman Glass
Olympic artistic gymnast (1880–1961).
Born October 15th, 1880 in Los Angeles.
Died January 13th, 1961 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Lis Jacobsen
Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer (1882-1961).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died June 18th, 1961 at 79 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Kristofer Uppdal
Norwegian writer (1878–1961).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Steinkjer Municipality.
Died December 26th, 1961 at 83 years old in Oppdal Municipality.
Jane Gylling
Swimmer (1902–1961).
Born April 6th, 1902 in Visby.
Died March 10th, 1961 at 58 years old in Örgryte församling.
Theodor Herzog
German botanist and university teacher (1880-1961).
Born July 7th, 1880 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 80 years old in Jena. [ref]
Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra
Romanian actress (1873–1961).
Born August 25th, 1873 in Iași.
Died September 19th, 1961 at 88 years old in Bucharest (falling from height).
John Van Alphen
Belgian association football player (1914-1961).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Antwerp.
Died December 19th, 1961 at 47 years old
Gustaf Idman
Finnish diplomat (1885-1961).
Born December 1st, 1885 in Tampere.
Died April 13th, 1961 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Claës König
Equestrian (1885-1961).
Born January 15th, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died November 25th, 1961 at 76 years old in Helsingborg.
Makhmud Umarov
Olympic sport shooter.
Born September 10th, 1924 in Almaty.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 37 years old
René Waleff
French rower (1874–1961).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Paris.
Died March 31st, 1961 at 86 years old in Jouarre.
Arthur Allers
Sailor (1875–1961).
Born October 6th, 1875 in Bergen.
Died June 28th, 1961 at 85 years old in Bergen.
Václav Pšenička
Czech weightlifter.
Born October 26th, 1906 in Prague.
Died April 25th, 1961 at 54 years old in Prague.
Władysław Grabowski
Actor (1883-1961).
Born June 1st, 1883 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1961 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Alexandru Săvulescu
Romanian footballer (1898-1961).
Born January 8th, 1898 in Roman.
Died December 11th, 1961 at 63 years old
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi