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In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Vasily Kamensky
Russian poet.
Born April 17th, 1884 in Perm. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lajos Dinnyés
Hungarian politician (1901-1961).
Born April 16th, 1901 in Alsódabas.
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Joseph Orbeli
Soviet orientalist (1887–1961).
Born March 20th, 1887 in Kutaisi.
Died February 2nd, 1961 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Nina Bari
Russian mathematician (1901–1961).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 59 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
Hasan Âli Yücel
Turkish education reformer.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Istanbul.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
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]
Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Belgium roman catholic archbishop (1874–1961).
Born January 13th, 1874 in Belgium.
Died August 6th, 1961 at 87 years old in Mechelen.
Yusif Mammadaliyev
Azerbaijani chemist (1905–1961).
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).
Piet Kramer
Dutch architect.
Born July 1st, 1881 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1961 at 79 years old in Velsen. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 427
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi