In the year 1961
430 Notable deaths
Wolfgang von Trips
German racing driver (1928-1961).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Cologne.
Died September 10th, 1961 at 33 years old in Monza Circuit.
Leo Carrillo
American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.
Born August 6th, 1881 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Ruth Chatterton
American actress (1892–1961).
Born December 24th, 1892 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Norwalk (stroke).
Joseph M. Schenck
American film studio executive (1878-1961).
Born December 25th, 1878 in Rybinsk.
Died October 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Shigeko Higashikuni
Former japanese princess (1925–1961).
Born December 6th, 1925 in Akasaka Palace. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 35 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer.
Born February 21st, 1896 in Medinipur.
Died October 15th, 1961 at 65 years old in Prayagraj.
Belinda Lee
English actress (1935-1961).
Born June 15th, 1935 in Budleigh Salterton. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1961 at 25 years old in San Bernardino (traffic collision). [ref]
Dorothy Thompson
American journalist and radio broadcaster.
Born July 9th, 1894 in Lancaster.
Died January 30th, 1961 at 66 years old in Lisbon (heart failure).
Kim Tu-bong
Korean linguist and politician (1886-1961).
Born March 16th, 1886 in Busan.
Died April 4th, 1961 at 75 years old in South Pyongan Province (disease).
Ernest Thesiger
Actor (1879-1961).
Born January 15th, 1879 in London.
Died January 14th, 1961 at 81 years old in London.
Ralph Owen Brewster
American politician (1888–1961).
Born February 22nd, 1888 in Dexter.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 73 years old in Brookline (cancer).
Scott LaFaro
American bassist (1936–1961).
Born April 3rd, 1936 in Newark.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 25 years old in Flint (traffic collision).
Richmond K. Turner
Admiral in the united states navy (1885-1961).
Born May 27th, 1885 in Portland.
Died February 12th, 1961 at 75 years old in Monterey.
William Alexander Morgan
American revolutionary (1928–1961).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Toledo.
Died March 11th, 1961 at 32 years old in Havana (gunshot wound).
William Z. Foster
American labor organizer and communist politician (1881–1961).
Born February 25th, 1881 in Taunton.
Died September 1st, 1961 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet
British conductor and impresario.
Born April 29th, 1879 in St Helens. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1961 at 81 years old in London (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Alastair Denniston
British cryptographer and royal navy commander (1881-1961).
Born December 1st, 1881 in Greenock.
Died January 1st, 1961 at 79 years old in Lymington.
Zog I of Albania
Albanian prime minister, president and king (1895-1961) (r.1922-1939).
Born October 8th, 1895 in Burgajet.
Died April 9th, 1961 at 65 years old in Suresnes (disease).
Joan Davis
Actress, vaudevillian.
Born June 29th, 1912 in Saint Paul.
Died May 23rd, 1961 at 48 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
Baldev Singh
Indian sikh political leader (1902-1961).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Ambala district.
Died June 29th, 1961 at 58 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Tan Kah Kee
Chinese businessman (1874–1961).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Jimei District.
Died August 12th, 1961 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Valentin Bondarenko
Soviet cosmonaut (1937–1961).
Born February 16th, 1937 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1961 at 24 years old in Moscow.
Luigi Einaudi
(1874-1961) president of italy from 1948 to 1955.
Born March 24th, 1874 in Carrù.
Died October 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Rome.
Chester Irving Barnard
American businessman (1886–1961).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Malden.
Died June 7th, 1961 at 74 years old in New York City.
Charles Erwin Wilson
American secretary of defence (1890-1961).
Born July 18th, 1890 in Minerva.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 71 years old in Norwood.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 430
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker