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In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 394
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