In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
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
American athlete and collector (1875-1961).
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 (1896–1961).
Died June 6th, 1961 at 64 years old in Ness Ziona, Jaffa (myocardial infarction).
Paul Guilfoyle
American actor born in 1902.
Born July 14th, 1902 in Jersey City.
Died June 27th, 1961 at 58 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
Greek doctor and prime minister (1878-1961).
Born August 1st, 1878.
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.
Tiny Sandford
American actor (1894-1961).
Born February 26th, 1894 in Osage.
Died October 29th, 1961 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.
U.s. army general, diplomat.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Franklyn Farnum
American actor (1878-1961).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1961 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Harriet Bosse
Swedish–norwegian actress (1878-1961).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Christiania.
Died November 2nd, 1961 at 83 years old in Christiania.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Japanese general (1892–1961).
Born December 3rd, 1892 in Kōchi Prefecture.
Died May 16th, 1961 at 68 years old in Japan.
Dorothy Burgess
Film, stage actress (1907–1961).
Born March 4th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Mukhtar Auezov
Kazakh writer.
Born September 28th, 1897 in Russian Empire.
Died June 27th, 1961 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Hilda Rix Nicholas
Australian painter (1884–1961).
Born September 1st, 1884 in Ballarat.
Died August 3rd, 1961 at 76 years old in Delegate.
Earle Dickson
American engineer (1892–1961).
Born October 10th, 1892.
Died September 21st, 1961 at 68 years old in Kitchener.
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Russian pianist (1901-1961).
Born May 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Paul Ramadier
Prime minister of france (1888–1961).
Born March 17th, 1888 in La Rochelle.
Died October 14th, 1961 at 73 years old in Rodez.
Carl Hovland
American psychologist (1912–1961).
Born June 12th, 1912 in Chicago.
Died April 16th, 1961 at 48 years old in New Haven (drowning).
Maurice Tourneur
French film director and screenwriter (1876–1961).
Born February 2nd, 1876 in Paris.
Died August 4th, 1961 at 85 years old in Paris.
Douglas Walton
Canadian actor.
Born October 16th, 1910 in Toronto.
Died November 15th, 1961 at 51 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Werner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961).
Born July 30th, 1888 in Lobberich.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Henri Breuil
French priest and academic (1877–1961).
Born February 28th, 1877 in Mortain.
Died August 17th, 1961 at 84 years old in L'Isle-Adam.
Howard P. Robertson
American mathematician and physicist (1903–1961).
Born January 27th, 1903 in Hoquiam.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 58 years old in Pasadena.
York Bowen
English composer and pianist (1884-1961).
Born February 22nd, 1884 in London.
Died November 23rd, 1961 at 77 years old in London.
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino