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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Pat O'Hara Wood
Australian tennis player (1891-1961).
Born April 30th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died December 3rd, 1961 at 70 years old in Melbourne.
Fritzi Ridgeway
American actress (1898-1961).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Missoula.
Died March 29th, 1961 at 62 years old in Lancaster (myocardial infarction).
Géza von Bolváry
Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director.
Born December 26th, 1897 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1961 at 63 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eddie Polo
Actor.
Born February 1st, 1875 in Los Angeles.
Died June 14th, 1961 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Platt Adams
Athletics competitor (1885-1961).
Born March 23rd, 1885 in Belleville.
Died February 27th, 1961 at 75 years old in Toms River.
Mbarek Bekkay
Moroccan prime minister (1907-1961).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Berkane.
Died April 12th, 1961 at 53 years old in Rabat.
Eliseo Mouriño
Argentine association football player.
Born June 2nd, 1927 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 3rd, 1961 at 33 years old in Longaví.
Philibert Jacques Melotte
British astronomer (1880-1961).
Born January 29th, 1880 in Camden Town.
Died March 30th, 1961 at 81 years old
Hjalmar Gullberg
Swedish writer, poet and translator of greek drama into swedish.
Born May 30th, 1898 in Malmö. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1961 at 63 years old in Svedala Municipality (drowning). [ref]
Elena Gerhardt
German classical singer (1883-1961).
Born November 11th, 1883 in Connewitz.
Died January 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 381
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)