In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
Greek doctor and prime minister (1878-1961).
Born August 1st, 1878 in Nauplion.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 82 years old in Athens.
William Astbury
British biochemist (1898-1961).
Born February 25th, 1898 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died June 4th, 1961 at 63 years old in Leeds.
Werner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961).
Born July 30th, 1888 in Lobberich. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1961 at 73 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Henri Breuil
French priest and academic.
Born February 28th, 1877 in Mortain. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1961 at 84 years old in L'Isle-Adam. [ref]
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.
U.s. army general, diplomat.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Paul Ramadier
Prime minister of france (1888–1961).
Born March 17th, 1888 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1961 at 73 years old in Rodez. [ref]
Howard P. Robertson
American mathematician and physicist.
Born January 27th, 1903 in Hoquiam.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 58 years old in Pasadena.
Maurice Tourneur
French film director and screenwriter.
Born February 2nd, 1876 in Paris.
Died August 4th, 1961 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
York Bowen
English composer and pianist (1884-1961).
Born February 22nd, 1884 in London. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1961 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
Günter Litfin
First victim of the berlin wall.
Born January 19th, 1937 in Berlin.
Died August 24th, 1961 at 24 years old in Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau