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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Violet Oakley
American artist (1874-1961).
Born June 10th, 1874 in New Jersey.
Died February 25th, 1961 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Dutch politician (1885-1961).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Goaiïngamieden. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1961 at 76 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Arthur Drewry
English football administrator (1891-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1891 in Grimsby.
Died March 25th, 1961 at 70 years old
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Russian pianist (1901-1961).
Born May 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Harriet Bosse
Swedish–norwegian actress (1878-1961).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Christiania. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1961 at 83 years old in Christiania. [ref]
Mukhtar Auezov
Soviet writer.
Born September 28th, 1897 in Russian Empire.
Died June 27th, 1961 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Tiny Sandford
American actor (1894-1961).
Born February 26th, 1894 in Osage.
Died October 29th, 1961 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Otto Ruge
Norwegian general.
Born January 9th, 1882 in Christiania. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 79 years old in Eidsberg.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Japanese general.
Born December 3rd, 1892 in Kōchi Prefecture.
Died May 16th, 1961 at 68 years old in Japan.
Dorothy Burgess
Film, stage actress.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died August 21st, 1961 at 54 years old in Riverside (tuberculosis).
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