In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Tan Kah Kee
Chinese businessman (1874–1961).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Jimei District.
Died August 12th, 1961 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Valentin Bondarenko
Soviet cosmonaut (1937–1961).
Born February 16th, 1937 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1961 at 24 years old in Moscow.
Luigi Einaudi
President of italy from 1948 to 1955.
Born March 24th, 1874 in Carrù. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Chester Irving Barnard
American businessman (1886–1961).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Malden.
Died June 7th, 1961 at 74 years old in New York City.
Charles Erwin Wilson
American secretary of defence (1890-1961).
Born July 18th, 1890 in Minerva.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 71 years old in Norwood.
Gurbachan Singh Salaria
Recipient of param vir chakra (1935-1961).
Born November 29th, 1935 in Gurdaspur.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 26 years old in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sumner Welles
American government official and diplomat (1892-1961).
Born October 14th, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Bernardsville. [ref]
Herbert Pitman
Third officer of titanic (1877–1961).
Born November 20th, 1877 in Sutton Montis.
Died December 7th, 1961 at 84 years old in Pitcombe (cerebral hemorrhage).
Paul Landowski
French sculptor (1875-1961).
Born June 1st, 1875 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1961 at 85 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Maria Valtorta
Italian mystic and writer (1897-1961).
Born March 14th, 1897 in Caserta.
Died October 12th, 1961 at 64 years old in Viareggio.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 427
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling