In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
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.
Grigory Levenfish
Soviet chess player.
Born March 9th, 1889 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Peyami Safa
Turkish writer and journalist (1899-1961).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Fatih. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1961 at 62 years old in Istanbul (cerebral hemorrhage).
Rudolf Batz
Ss officer.
Born November 10th, 1903 in Bad Langensalza. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1961 at 57 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]
Johanna Westerdijk
Dutch botanist, plant pathologist and mycologist (1883-1961).
Born January 4th, 1883 in Nieuwer-Amstel. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in Baarn. [ref]
George Melford
American actor and director (1877–1961).
Born February 17th, 1877 in Rochester. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1961 at 84 years old in Hollywood (heart failure). [ref]
Wallingford Riegger
American music composer.
Born April 29th, 1885 in Albany. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1961 at 75 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Uuno Klami
Finnish composer (1900–1961).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Virolahti.
Died May 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Virolahti (myocardial infarction).
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