In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Richard Schirrmann
German founder of youth hostels.
Born May 15th, 1874 in Gronówko, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died December 14th, 1961 at 87 years old in Grävenwiesbach.
Pat O'Hara Wood
Australian tennis player (1891-1961).
Born April 30th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died December 3rd, 1961 at 70 years old in Melbourne.
Fritzi Ridgeway
American actress (1898-1961).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Missoula.
Died March 29th, 1961 at 62 years old in Lancaster (myocardial infarction).
Eddie Polo
Actor (1875–1961).
Born February 1st, 1875 in Vienna.
Died June 14th, 1961 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hauk Aabel
Comedian (1869-1961).
Born April 21st, 1869 in Førde.
Died December 12th, 1961 at 92 years old in Oslo.
Eliseo Mouriño
Argentine association football player.
Born June 2nd, 1927 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 3rd, 1961 at 33 years old in Longaví.
Platt Adams
Athletics competitor (1885-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Belleville.
Died February 27th, 1961 at 75 years old in Toms River.
Kateryna Bilokur
Ukrainian painter (1900-1961).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Bohdanivka.
Died June 10th, 1961 at 60 years old in Yahotyn. [ref]
Aleksandër Xhuvani
Albanian philologist.
Born March 14th, 1889 in Elbasan.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old in Tirana.
Illés Spitz
Hungarian association football coach and association football player (1902-1961).
Born February 2nd, 1902 in Budapest.
Died October 1st, 1961 at 59 years old in Skopje.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 427
Everyone dies but not everyone lives. William Wallace