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In the year 1961
430 Notable deaths
John Edward Brownlee
Fifth premier of alberta, canada (1883-1961).
Born August 27th, 1883 in Port Ryerse.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 77 years old in Calgary.
Alexander Goldenweiser
Russian musician (1875-1961).
Born March 10th, 1875 in Chișinău.
Died November 26th, 1961 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Hossein Borujerdi
Iranian grand ayatollah (1875-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1875 in Borujerd. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1961 at 86 years old in Qom. [ref]
Hermann Foertsch
German general during world war ii (1895-1961).
Born April 4th, 1895 in Drzonowo Wałeckie.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 66 years old in Munich.
Andrzej Munk
Film director (1921-1961).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Kraków.
Died September 20th, 1961 at 39 years old in Łowicz (traffic collision).
Gustav Ucicky
Austrian nazi film director, screenwriter, cinematographer (6 july 1898 – 27 april 1961).
Born July 6th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1961 at 61 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Ann Codee
American-belgian actress (1890–1961).
Born March 5th, 1890 in Antwerp.
Died May 18th, 1961 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Juanita Hansen
American actress (1895–1961).
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Des Moines.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 66 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Émile Henriot
French chemist (1885-1961.
Born July 2nd, 1885 in Besançon. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Branko Miljković
Serbian poet (1934–1961).
Born January 29th, 1934 in Niš.
Died February 12th, 1961 at 27 years old in Zagreb (hanging to death).
Miff Mole
American jazz musician (1898–1961).
Born March 11th, 1898 in Roosevelt.
Died April 29th, 1961 at 63 years old in New York City.
Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese politician (1882–1961).
Born December 5th, 1882.
Died April 11th, 1961 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Frank Fay
American actor and comedian (1891-1961).
Born November 17th, 1891 in San Francisco.
Died September 25th, 1961 at 69 years old in Santa Monica.
Johanna Westerdijk
Dutch botanist, plant pathologist and mycologist (1883-1961).
Born January 4th, 1883 in Nieuwer-Amstel.
Died November 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in Baarn.
Grigory Levenfish
Soviet chess player (1889–1961).
Born March 9th, 1889 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
František Drtikol
Czech photographer and artist (1883-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Příbram. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1961 at 77 years old in Prague.
Birger Furugård
Swedish politician.
Born December 8th, 1887 in Silbodal parish. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1961 at 73 years old [ref]
Boris Vilkitsky
Russian polar explorer (1885–1961).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Pulkovo.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Jakob Kaiser
German politician (1888-1961).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Hammelburg.
Died May 7th, 1961 at 73 years old in Berlin.
John Peabody Harrington
American linguist and ethnologist and a specialist in the indigenous peoples of california.
Born April 29th, 1884 in Waltham. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Walter Hörnlein
German general and knight's cross recipient (1893–1961).
Born January 2nd, 1893 in Karstädt.
Died September 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Cologne.
Nils Ferlin
Swedish writer (1898–1961).
Born December 11th, 1898 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 62 years old in Uppsala.
Antanas Škėma
Lithuanian actor-writer.
Born November 29th, 1910 in Łódź.
Died August 11th, 1961 at 50 years old in Pennsylvania (traffic collision).
Uuno Klami
Finnish composer (1900–1961).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Virolahti.
Died May 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Virolahti (myocardial infarction).
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