In the year 1961
430 Notable deaths
Sidney Holland
New zealand politician (1893–1961).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Greendale.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 67 years old in Wellington.
Donald Cook
American actor (1901-1961).
Born September 26th, 1901 in Portland.
Died October 1st, 1961 at 60 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Mazo de la Roche
Canadian writer (1879-1961).
Born January 15th, 1879 in Newmarket.
Died July 12th, 1961 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Jessie Redmon Fauset
American novelist.
Born April 27th, 1882 in Camden County. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 79 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Max Weber
American cubist painter (1881–1961).
Born April 18th, 1881 in Białystok.
Died October 4th, 1961 at 80 years old in Great Neck.
Ruth Fischer
German activist (1895–1961).
Born December 11th, 1895 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1961 at 65 years old in Paris (disease).
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician (1889–1961).
Born April 11th, 1889 in New Orleans.
Died February 22nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New Orleans.
Arthur Drewry
English football administrator (1891-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1891 in Grimsby.
Died March 25th, 1961 at 70 years old
Roy Del Ruth
American film director (1893–1961).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Delaware.
Died April 27th, 1961 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Jules Bordet
Belgian immunologist and microbiologist (1870-1961).
Born June 13th, 1870 in Soignies. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1961 at 90 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland
British secretary of state for india (1876-1961).
Born June 11th, 1876 in London. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1961 at 84 years old [ref]
Angela Thirkell
British writer (1890-1961).
Born January 30th, 1890 in London.
Died January 29th, 1961 at 70 years old in Bramley.
Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence
British politician, editor (1871-1961).
Born December 28th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1961 at 89 years old in Hendon. [ref]
Sheridan Downey
American politician (1884–1961).
Born March 11th, 1884 in Laramie.
Died October 25th, 1961 at 77 years old in San Francisco.
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).
Anton Flettner
German aviation pioneer (1885–1961).
Born November 1st, 1885 in Eddersheim.
Died December 29th, 1961 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Marguerite Monnot
French composer, songwriter, concert pianist (1903-1961).
Born May 28th, 1903 in Decize. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1961 at 58 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (peritonitis). [ref]
Heinrich Vollmer
German firearm designer (1885–1961).
Born January 6th, 1885 in Altdorf.
Died July 1st, 1961 at 76 years old in Tübingen.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Dutch politician (1885-1961).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Goaiïngamieden, Goënga.
Died September 7th, 1961 at 76 years old in The Hague.
Andjar Asmara
Indonesian journalist, film director, and dramatist.
Born February 26th, 1902 in Alahan Panjang.
Died October 20th, 1961 at 59 years old in Cianjur.
Robert Garrett
Athletics competitor.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Baltimore County. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1961 at 85 years old in Baltimore.
Violet Oakley
American artist (1874-1961).
Born June 10th, 1874 in New Jersey.
Died February 25th, 1961 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.
Ludwik Fleck
Polish physician.
Died June 5th, 1961 at 64 years old in Ness Ziona (myocardial infarction).
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
Greek doctor and prime minister (1878-1961).
Born August 1st, 1878 in Nauplion.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 82 years old in Athens.
Otto Ruge
Norwegian general (1882–1961).
Born January 9th, 1882 in Christiania. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 79 years old in Eidsberg Municipality.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 430
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte