In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Armand Robin
French poet (1912–1961).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Plouguernével.
Died March 29th, 1961 at 49 years old in Paris.
Ben Adams
American athlete.
Born March 31st, 1890 in Newark.
Died March 15th, 1961 at 70 years old in Monmouth County.
Baldo Baldi
Italian fencer (1888-1961).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Livorno.
Died December 21st, 1961 at 73 years old in Livorno.
Marcello Mimmi
Catholic cardinal (1882-1961).
Born July 18th, 1882 in Castel San Pietro Terme.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 78 years old in Rome.
Clarence Pinkston
American diver (1900–1961).
Born February 1st, 1900 in Wichita.
Died November 18th, 1961 at 61 years old in Detroit.
Émile Henriot
French writer (1889–1961).
Born March 3rd, 1889 in Paris.
Died April 14th, 1961 at 72 years old in Paris.
Antonio Urdinarán
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1961).
Born October 30th, 1898 in Montevideo.
Died June 8th, 1961 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
George Simpson
American athletics competitor (1908-1961).
Born September 21st, 1908 in Columbus.
Died December 2nd, 1961 at 53 years old in Columbus.
J. S. Sirén
Finnish architect.
Born May 27th, 1889 in Ylihärmä. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1961 at 71 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Thomas Aass
Norwegian sailor and civil servant (1887-1961).
Born April 28th, 1887 in Oslo.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 427
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