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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Augustus John
Welsh painter (1878-1961).
Born January 4th, 1878 in Tenby. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1961 at 83 years old in Fordingbridge. [ref]
Leo Carrillo
American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.
Born August 6th, 1881 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Wolfgang von Trips
German racing driver (1928-1961).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Cologne.
Died September 10th, 1961 at 33 years old in Monza Circuit.
Ruth Chatterton
Actress (1892-1961).
Born December 24th, 1892 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Norwalk (stroke). [ref]
Shigeko Higashikuni
Japanese princess; wife of prince morihiro higashikuni and eldest daughter of emperor shōwa and empress kōjun.
Born December 6th, 1925 in Akasaka Palace. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 35 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
William Alexander Morgan
American revolutionary.
Born April 19th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died March 11th, 1961 at 32 years old in Havana (ballistic trauma).
Belinda Lee
English actress (1935-1961).
Born June 15th, 1935 in Budleigh Salterton. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1961 at 25 years old in San Bernardino (traffic collision). [ref]
Kim Tu-bong
Korean linguist and politician (1886-1961).
Born March 16th, 1886 in Busan.
Died April 4th, 1961 at 75 years old in South Pyongan Province (disease).
Joseph M. Schenck
Film studio executive (1878-1961).
Born December 25th, 1878 in Rybinsk.
Died October 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Masanobu Tsuji
Japanese war criminal.
Born October 11th, 1903 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died July 20th, 1961 at 57 years old
Deaths 51 to 60 of 381
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe