In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
Don Sunderlage
American basketball player (1929-1961).
Born December 20th, 1929 in Roselle.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 31 years old in Lake Geneva (traffic collision).
Richard Gunn
Boxer.
Born February 16th, 1871 in London.
Died June 23rd, 1961 at 90 years old in Lambeth.
Kathleen Kirkham
Actress (1895-1961).
Born April 15th, 1895 in Menominee.
Died November 7th, 1961 at 66 years old in Santa Barbara.
Maneca
Brazilian footballer (1926-1961).
Born January 28th, 1926 in Salvador.
Died June 28th, 1961 at 35 years old in Rio de Janeiro (poison).
Julien Mandel
French photographer.
Born January 1st, 1893 in Poland.
Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Recife (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nadezhda Obukhova
Soviet singer.
Born March 6th, 1886 in Moscow.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 75 years old in Feodosia.
Enrique Larreta
Argentine writer, academic and diplomat (1873-1961).
Born March 4th, 1873 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1961 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Victor d'Arcy
British athlete (1887-1961).
Born June 30th, 1887 in Rotherhithe.
Died March 12th, 1961 at 73 years old in Fish Hoek.
Jakub Deml
Czech priest and writer (1878-1961).
Born August 20th, 1878 in Tasov. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1961 at 82 years old in Třebíč. [ref]
Jānis Endzelīns
Latvian linguist.
Born February 22nd, 1873 in Kauguri Parish. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1961 at 88 years old in Koknese. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 394
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo