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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Alexander Goldenweiser
Russian musician (1875-1961).
Born March 10th, 1875 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1961 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Émile Henriot
French chemist (1885-1961.
Born July 2nd, 1885 in Besançon. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Andrzej Munk
Film director (1921-1961).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Kraków. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1961 at 39 years old in Łowicz (traffic collision). [ref]
Grigory Ginzburg
Russian pianist.
Born May 29th, 1904 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Juanita Hansen
American actress (1895-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Des Moines.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 66 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Gustav Ucicky
Austrian nazi film director, screenwriter, cinematographer (6 july 1898 – 27 april 1961).
Born July 6th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1961 at 61 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Gwen Lee
Actress, model (1904-1961).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Hastings.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 56 years old in Reno.
František Drtikol
Czech photographer and artist (1883-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Příbram. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1961 at 77 years old in Prague. [ref]
Boris Vilkitsky
Russian polar explorer.
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Pulkovo.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
John Edward Brownlee
Fifth premier of alberta, canada (1883-1961).
Born August 27th, 1883 in Port Ryerse.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 77 years old in Calgary.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 381
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius