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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Baldev Singh
Indian sikh political leader (1902-1961).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Ambala district.
Died June 29th, 1961 at 58 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Dorothy Thompson
American journalist and radio broadcaster.
Born July 9th, 1894 in Lancaster.
Died January 30th, 1961 at 66 years old in Lisbon (heart failure).
Maud Wagner
American circus performer and tattoo artist.
Born February 12th, 1877 in Lyon County. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1961 at 83 years old in Lawton. [ref]
Maria Valtorta
Italian writer, christian mystic.
Born March 14th, 1897 in Caserta. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1961 at 64 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Sumner Welles
American government official and diplomat (1892-1961).
Born October 14th, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Bernardsville. [ref]
Luigi Einaudi
President of italy from 1948 to 1955.
Born March 24th, 1874 in Carrù. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Blaise Cendrars
Swiss writer (1887-1961).
Born September 1st, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1961 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Mei Lanfang
Peking opera artist (1894-1961).
Born October 22nd, 1894 in Beijing.
Died August 8th, 1961 at 66 years old in Beijing.
Paul Landowski
French sculptor (1875-1961).
Born June 1st, 1875 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1961 at 85 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Akiba Rubinstein
Polish chess player.
Born December 1st, 1880 in Kolno County. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1961 at 80 years old in City of Brussels, Antwerp.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 381
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson