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In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 427
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