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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Manuel Quiroga Losada
Spanish violinist from galicia; composer (1892-1961).
Born April 15th, 1892 in Pontevedra. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1961 at 69 years old in Pontevedra. [ref]
Ole Hallesby
Norwegian theologian.
Born August 5th, 1879 in Aremark.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Oslo.
John Peabody Harrington
American linguist and ethnologist and a specialist in the indigenous peoples of california.
Born April 29th, 1884 in Waltham. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1961 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Piet Kramer
Dutch architect.
Born July 1st, 1881 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1961 at 79 years old in Velsen. [ref]
Hussein Hegazi
Egyptian footballer (1891-1961).
Born September 14th, 1891 in Cairo.
Died October 8th, 1961 at 70 years old in Egypt.
Václav Talich
Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, professor, university educator and director conductor of czech philharmony.
Born May 28th, 1883 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1961 at 77 years old in Beroun. [ref]
Werner R. Heymann
German film composer (1896-1961).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Königsberg.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 65 years old in Munich.
Yusif Mammadaliyev
Azerbaijani chemist.
Born December 31st, 1905 in Ordubad.
Died December 15th, 1961 at 55 years old in Baku.
Max Hansen
Tenor (1897-1961).
Born December 22nd, 1897 in Mannheim.
Died November 13th, 1961 at 63 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Marcel Vertès
French costume designer (1895-1961).
Born August 10th, 1895 in Újpest. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1961 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 381
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