In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
Simion Stoilow
Romanian diplomat and mathematician (1887–1961).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Bucharest.
Died April 4th, 1961 at 73 years old in Bucharest (stroke).
Jack Butler
English footballer (1894-1961).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 1961 at 66 years old in London.
Paul Deman
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 25th, 1889 in Menen.
Died July 31st, 1961 at 72 years old in Outrijve.
Aloys Van de Vyvere
Belgian former prime minister (1871-1961).
Died October 22nd, 1961 at 90 years old in Paris.
Ferdinand Bie
Athletics competitor (1888-1961).
Born February 16th, 1888 in Drammen.
Died November 9th, 1961 at 73 years old in Kristiansand.
Edgar Krahn
Estonian mathematician (1894–1961).
Born October 1st, 1894 in Laiuse.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 66 years old in Rockville.
E. A. Mario
Italian musician and writer.
Born May 5th, 1884 in Naples. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1961 at 77 years old in Naples. [ref]
Elmer Diktonius
Finnish poet (1896-1961).
Born January 20th, 1896 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1961 at 65 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Ben Corbett
Actor (1892-1961).
Born February 6th, 1892 in Hudson.
Died May 19th, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Augusto Barcía Trelles
Spanish politician (1881-1961).
Born March 5th, 1881 in A Veiga. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1961 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 394
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci