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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Maurice Delage
French composer (1879-1961).
Born November 13th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1961 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Elda Emma Anderson
American physicist (1899-1961).
Born October 5th, 1899 in Green Lake.
Died April 17th, 1961 at 61 years old in Oak Ridge (leukemia, breast cancer).
Nicola Canali
Italian cardinal.
Died August 3rd, 1961 at 87 years old in Rome, Vatican City (pneumonia).
Nina Bari
Russian mathematician.
Born November 19th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 59 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi
Iranian ayatollah (1875-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1875 in Borujerd. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1961 at 86 years old in Qom. [ref]
Leonhard Frank
German writer.
Born September 4th, 1882 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1961 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
Jesús Guridi Bidaola
Spanish composer.
Born September 25th, 1886 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died April 7th, 1961 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Georgy Aleksandrov
Marxist philosopher and soviet politician and statesman (1908-1961).
Born April 4th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1961 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
George Wilson Malone
American politician (1890–1961).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Fredonia.
Died May 19th, 1961 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Al Keller
Racecar driver.
Born April 11th, 1920 in Alexander.
Died November 19th, 1961 at 41 years old in Phoenix.
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