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In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Mei Lanfang
Peking opera artist (1894-1961).
Born October 22nd, 1894 in Beijing.
Died August 8th, 1961 at 66 years old in Beijing.
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]
Paul Wittgenstein
Austrian pianist of jewish heritage, emigrant from nazi austria to usa (1887-1961).
Born November 5th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died March 3rd, 1961 at 73 years old in Manhasset.
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]
Earle Page
Australian politician, 11th prime minister of australia (1880-1961).
Born August 8th, 1880 in Grafton.
Died December 20th, 1961 at 81 years old in Sydney (lung cancer).
Akiba Rubinstein
Russian-polish chess player.
Born December 12th, 1882 in Stawiski. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in City of Brussels, Antwerp.
Robert L. Eichelberger
United states army general commanding the us eighth army during world war ii (1886–1961).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Urbana.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 75 years old in Asheville.
Adela Pankhurst
British-australian suffragette and political activist.
Born June 19th, 1885 in Manchester.
Died May 23rd, 1961 at 75 years old in Sydney.
Yeshwantrao Holkar II
Maharajah of indore.
Born September 6th, 1908 in Indore.
Died December 5th, 1961 at 53 years old in Mumbai.
Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist.
Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph (ballistic trauma).
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