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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Gail Russell
Actress (1924-1961).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1961 at 36 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sergio Osmeña I
4th president of the philippines from 1944 to 1946 (1878-1961).
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cebu City.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 83 years old in Quezon City (disease).
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn
American politician (1882–1961).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Roane County.
Died November 16th, 1961 at 79 years old in Bonham (pancreatic cancer).
Grandma Moses
American artist (1860-1961).
Born September 7th, 1860 in Washington County, Greenwich. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1961 at 101 years old in Hoosick Falls. [ref]
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
French writer (1894-1961).
Born May 27th, 1894 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1961 at 67 years old in Meudon (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Vanessa Bell
British artist (1879-1961).
Born May 30th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1961 at 81 years old in Charleston Farmhouse, Firle (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
French phenomenological philosopher.
Born March 14th, 1908 in Rochefort. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 53 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Thurber
American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894–1961).
Born December 8th, 1894 in Columbus.
Died November 2nd, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Barry Fitzgerald
Actor (1888-1961).
Born March 10th, 1888 in Dublin. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1961 at 72 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction).
Charles D. B. King
President of liberia (1875-1961).
Born March 12th, 1875 in Monrovia.
Died September 4th, 1961 at 86 years old in Monrovia.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau