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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Hanns Seidel
German politician (1901-1961).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.
Teijirō Toyoda
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy (1885-1961).
Born August 7th, 1885 in Wakayama Prefecture.
Died November 21st, 1961 at 76 years old in Tokyo (kidney cancer).
Francesco Severi
Mathematician from italy (1879-1961).
Born April 13th, 1879 in Arezzo. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1961 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Monrad Wallgren
American politician (1891-1961).
Born April 17th, 1891 in Des Moines.
Died September 18th, 1961 at 70 years old in Olympia (traffic collision).
Paul Richter
Austrian actor.
Born April 1st, 1895 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 1961 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Lajos Dinnyés
Hungarian politician (1901-1961).
Born April 16th, 1901 in Alsódabas.
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Arnstein Arneberg
Norwegian architect (1882-1961).
Born July 6th, 1882 in Halden.
Died June 9th, 1961 at 78 years old in Biri.
Vasily Kamensky
Russian poet.
Born April 17th, 1884 in Perm. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Joseph Orbeli
Soviet orientalist.
Born March 20th, 1887 in Kutaisi. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1961 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 381
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