In the year 1961
394 Notable deaths
Alberto Galateo
Argentine footballer.
Born July 1st, 1911 in Santa Fe.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 49 years old
Armand Robin
French poet.
Born January 19th, 1912 in Plouguernével. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1961 at 49 years old in Paris.
Alberto Chividini
Argentine association football player (1907-1961).
Born February 23rd, 1907 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 31st, 1961 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires.
Clarence Pinkston
American diver.
Born February 1st, 1900 in Wichita.
Died November 18th, 1961 at 61 years old in Detroit.
Con Walsh
Canadian hammer thrower (1885-1961).
Born April 24th, 1885 in County Cork.
Died December 7th, 1961 at 76 years old in Seattle.
Thomas Aass
Norwegian sailor and civil servant (1887-1961).
Born April 28th, 1887 in Oslo.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Ben Adams
American athlete.
Born March 31st, 1890 in Newark.
Died March 15th, 1961 at 70 years old in Monmouth County.
Émile Henriot
French writer (1889-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1889 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1961 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Antonio Urdinarán
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1961).
Born October 30th, 1898 in Montevideo.
Died June 8th, 1961 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Ossian Skiöld
Swedish hammer thrower.
Born June 22nd, 1889 in Appuna parish.
Died August 22nd, 1961 at 72 years old
Deaths 321 to 330 of 394
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot