In the year 1961
393 Notable deaths
Franklyn Farnum
American actor (1878-1961).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1961 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
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]
Earle Dickson
American engineer (1892–1961).
Born October 10th, 1892.
Died September 21st, 1961 at 68 years old in Kitchener.
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
Kazakh 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.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 393
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom