In the year 1961
483 Notable deaths
Fred Kelsey
Actor, director, screenwriter (1884-1961).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Sandusky.
Died September 2nd, 1961 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Heinrich Rau
German communist politician (1899–1961).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Germany, Feuerbach.
Died March 23rd, 1961 at 61 years old in East Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Vivienne Osborne
American actress (1896–1961).
Born December 10th, 1896 in Des Moines.
Died June 10th, 1961 at 64 years old in Malibu.
Marie Fikáčková
Czech nurse and serial murderer (1936–1961).
Born September 9th, 1936 in Sušice.
Died April 13th, 1961 at 24 years old in Prague (hanging to death).
Peyami Safa
Turkish journalist and writer (1899–1961).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Fatih.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 62 years old in Istanbul (cerebral hemorrhage).
Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
Italian general (1883–1961).
Born February 27th, 1883 in Rome.
Died February 25th, 1961 at 77 years old in Monte Porzio Catone.
Julia Peterkin
American writer (1880–1961).
Born October 31st, 1880 in Laurens County.
Died August 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Fort Motte.
Hermann Becker-Freyseng
German physician; consultant for aviation medicine with the luftwaffe during the nazi era; one of those convicted at the doctors' trial (1910-1961).
Born July 18th, 1910 in Ludwigshafen.
Died August 27th, 1961 at 51 years old in Heidelberg (multiple sclerosis).
James E. Murray
Canadian born american politician (1876-1961).
Born May 3rd, 1876 in St. Thomas.
Died March 23rd, 1961 at 84 years old in Butte.
Margaret Sibella Brown
Canadian botanist (1866–1961).
Born March 2nd, 1866 in Sydney Mines. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1961 at 95 years old in Halifax. [ref]
Gwen Lee
Actress, model (1904-1961).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Hastings.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 56 years old in Reno.
George Melford
American actor and director (1877–1961).
Born February 17th, 1877 in Rochester.
Died April 25th, 1961 at 84 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
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.
Died April 27th, 1961 at 61 years old in Hamburg.
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.
Died February 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Uccle.
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.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving