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In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
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 21st, 1961 at 54 years old in Riverside (tuberculosis).
Mukhtar Auezov
Kazakh writer.
Born September 28th, 1897 in Russian Empire.
Died June 27th, 1961 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
Archduchess of austria.
Born July 13th, 1876 in Reichenau an der Rax.
Died April 8th, 1961 at 84 years old in Vaduz.
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. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
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.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 427
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