In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
Gala Galaction
Romanian writer, journalist, translator, theologist, orthodox priest (1879-1961).
Born April 16th, 1879 in Didești.
Died March 8th, 1961 at 81 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Eduardo Torroja
Spanish structural engineer.
Born August 27th, 1899 in Madrid.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Tommy Gorman
Canadian lacrosse player.
Born June 9th, 1886 in Ottawa.
Died May 15th, 1961 at 74 years old in Ottawa.
Hélène Dutrieu
Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator.
Born July 10th, 1877 in Tournai. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1961 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nadezhda Udaltsova
Russian artist (1886-1961).
Born January 10th, 1886 in Oryol. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1961 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Birger Furugård
Swedish politician.
Born December 8th, 1887 in Silbodal parish. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1961 at 73 years old [ref]
Beals Coleman Wright
American tennis player.
Born December 19th, 1879 in Boston.
Died August 23rd, 1961 at 81 years old in Alton.
Nils Ferlin
Swedish writer.
Born December 11th, 1898 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 62 years old in Uppsala.
Jakob Kaiser
German politician (1888-1961).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Hammelburg.
Died May 7th, 1961 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Bulbul
Azerbaijani singer (1897-1961).
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Shusha.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 64 years old in Baku.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 394
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving