In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
Carl Ringvold
Norwegian sailor (1902–1961).
Born December 16th, 1902 in Oslo.
Died August 27th, 1961 at 58 years old
Arthur Bailey
Canadian rower (1881–1961).
Born March 27th, 1881 in York.
Died March 3rd, 1961 at 79 years old in Havana.
Serafino Mazzarochi
Gymnast (1890-1961).
Born February 2nd, 1890 in Montegranaro.
Died April 21st, 1961 at 71 years old in Bologna.
Aleksey Popov
Russian actor and film director (1892-1961).
Born April 5th, 1892 in Pugachyov.
Died August 18th, 1961 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Pol Deman
Belgian road bicycle racer (1889–1961).
Born April 25th, 1889 in Rekkem.
Died July 31st, 1961 at 72 years old in Outrijve.
Artur Mabellon
French archer (1888-1961).
Born October 13th, 1888 in Claye-Souilly.
Died October 13th, 1961 at 73 years old in Claye-Souilly.
Sōkichi Tsuda
Japanese historian (1873–1961).
Born October 3rd, 1873 in Shimoyoneda.
Died December 4th, 1961 at 88 years old in Musashino.
Chen Geng
Chinese general (1903-1961).
Born February 27th, 1903 in Xiangxiang City.
Died March 16th, 1961 at 58 years old in Shanghai (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 476 to 483 of 483
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.