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In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
Hubert Van Innis
Belgian archer.
Born February 24th, 1866 in Zemst.
Died November 25th, 1961 at 95 years old in Zemst.
Giulio Cabianca
Racecar driver.
Born February 19th, 1923 in Verona.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 38 years old in Modena.
Eduard Tisse
Soviet cinematographer.
Born April 13th, 1897 in Liepāja.
Died November 18th, 1961 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
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