In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Enrique Larreta
Argentine writer, academic and diplomat (1873-1961).
Born March 4th, 1873 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires.
Maneca
Brazilian footballer (1926-1961).
Born January 28th, 1926 in Salvador.
Died June 28th, 1961 at 35 years old in Rio de Janeiro (poison).
Nadezhda Obukhova
Soviet singer (1886–1961).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Moscow.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 75 years old in Feodosiia.
Paul Deman
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 25th, 1889 in Menen.
Died July 31st, 1961 at 72 years old in Outrijve.
Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo
Brazilian association football referee (1881–1961).
Born February 21st, 1881 in Belém.
Died October 21st, 1961 at 80 years old in Belém.
Edgar Krahn
Estonian mathematician (1894–1961).
Born October 1st, 1894 in Laiuse.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 66 years old in Rockville.
Ralf Törngren
Prime minister of finland (1899-1961).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Oulu. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1961 at 62 years old in Turku.
Aribert Wäscher
Actor (1895-1961).
Born December 1st, 1895 in Flensburg.
Died December 14th, 1961 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Uberto de Morpurgo
Italian tennis player (1896–1961).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Trieste.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 65 years old in Geneva.
Jānis Endzelīns
Latvian linguist (1873-1961).
Born February 22nd, 1873 in Kauguri Parish.
Died July 1st, 1961 at 88 years old in Koknese.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace