In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
Italian general.
Born February 27th, 1883 in Rome.
Died February 25th, 1961 at 77 years old in Monte Porzio Catone.
Heinrich Rau
German communist politician (1899–1961).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Feuerbach.
Died March 23rd, 1961 at 61 years old in East Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Georges Guillain
French neurologist (1876-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1876 in Rouen. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1961 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Anita Stewart
American actress, film producer.
Born February 7th, 1902 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1961 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Domenico Tardini
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 29th, 1888 in Rome.
Died July 30th, 1961 at 73 years old in Rome.
Fred Kelsey
Actor, director, screenwriter (1884-1961).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Sandusky.
Died September 2nd, 1961 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Julia Peterkin
American writer.
Born October 31st, 1880 in Laurens County.
Died August 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Fort Motte.
Branko Miljković
Serbian poet.
Born January 29th, 1934 in Niš.
Died February 12th, 1961 at 27 years old in Zagreb (hanging).
Hermann Foertsch
German general during world war ii (1895-1961).
Born April 4th, 1895 in Drzonowo Wałeckie.
Died December 27th, 1961 at 66 years old in Munich.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 381
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe