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In the year 1961
393 Notable deaths
Elsie Ferguson
American actress.
Born August 19th, 1883 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in New London.
Mario Sironi
Italian artist (1885-1961).
Born May 12th, 1885 in Sassari. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1961 at 76 years old in Milan. [ref]
Fyodor Kuznetsov
Soviet general (1898–1961).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Balbiečyna.
Died March 22nd, 1961 at 62 years old in Moscow.
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 (1880–1961).
Born October 31st, 1880 in Laurens County.
Died August 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Fort Motte.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 393
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker