In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Ioannis Theotokis
Prime minister of greece (1880-1961).
Born September 17th, 1880 in Corfu.
Died June 6th, 1961 at 80 years old in Corfu.
Philibert Jacques Melotte
British astronomer (1880-1961).
Born January 29th, 1880 in Camden Town.
Died March 30th, 1961 at 81 years old
Julien Mandel
French photographer (1893–1961).
Born January 1st, 1893 in Poland.
Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Recife (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Karl Albiker
German sculptor (1878–1961).
Born September 16th, 1878 in Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 82 years old in Ettlingen.
Lionello Venturi
Italian art historian.
Born April 25th, 1885 in Modena. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Romeo Neri
Italian gymnast, 3 olympic golds.
Born March 26th, 1903 in Rimini.
Died September 23rd, 1961 at 58 years old in Rimini.
Jack Butler
English footballer (1894-1961).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 1961 at 66 years old in London.
Elena Gerhardt
German classical singer (1883-1961).
Born November 11th, 1883 in Connewitz.
Died January 11th, 1961 at 77 years old in London.
Ben Corbett
Actor (1892-1961).
Born February 6th, 1892 in Hudson.
Died May 19th, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 427
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi