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In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Eduard Tisse
Soviet cinematographer.
Born April 13th, 1897 in Liepāja.
Died November 18th, 1961 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Paul Richter
Austrian actor.
Born April 1st, 1895 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 1961 at 66 years old in Vienna.
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]
Hanns Seidel
German politician (1901–1961).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.
Hubert Van Innis
Belgian archer (1866–1961).
Born February 24th, 1866 in Zemst.
Died November 25th, 1961 at 95 years old in Zemst.
Nicola Canali
Italian cardinal.
Died August 3rd, 1961 at 87 years old in Rome, Vatican City (pneumonia).
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]
Leonhard Frank
German writer.
Born September 4th, 1882 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1961 at 78 years old in Munich. [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.
Ole Hallesby
Norwegian theologian.
Born August 5th, 1879 in Aremark.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Oslo.
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