In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Alexander Goldenweiser
Russian musician (1875-1961).
Born March 10th, 1875 in Chișinău.
Died November 26th, 1961 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi
Iranian 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).
Gala Galaction
Romanian writer, journalist, translator, theologist, orthodox priest (1879-1961).
Born April 16th, 1879 in Didești.
Died March 8th, 1961 at 81 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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]
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan