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In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
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]
Ioannis Theotokis
Prime minister of greece (1880-1961).
Born September 17th, 1880 in Corfu.
Died June 6th, 1961 at 80 years old in Corfu.
Kjeld Abell
Playwright (1901-1961).
Born August 25th, 1901 in Ribe.
Died March 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Lionello Venturi
Italian art historian.
Born April 25th, 1885 in Modena. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Olga Forsh
Russian and soviet writer.
Born May 28th, 1873 in Dagestan Oblast. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1961 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Romeo Neri
Italian gymnast, 3 olympic golds.
Born March 26th, 1903 in Rimini.
Died September 23rd, 1961 at 58 years old in Rimini.
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