In the year 1961

393 Notable deaths

Josef Priller

German world war ii fighter pilot.

Born July 27th, 1915 in Ingolstadt.

Died May 20th, 1961 at 45 years old in Böbing (myocardial infarction).

Adela Pankhurst

British-australian suffragette and political activist.

Born June 19th, 1885 in Manchester.

Died May 23rd, 1961 at 75 years old in Sydney.

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).

Otto Loewi

German pharmacologist.

Born June 3rd, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1961 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]

Herbert Pitman

Third officer of titanic.

Born November 20th, 1877 in Sutton Montis.

Died December 7th, 1961 at 84 years old in Pitcombe (cerebral hemorrhage).

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.

Robert L. Eichelberger

United states army general commanding the us eighth army during world war ii.

Born March 9th, 1886 in Urbana.

Died September 26th, 1961 at 75 years old in Asheville.

Percy Williams Bridgman

American physicist.

Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.

Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph (ballistic trauma).

Arnold Gesell

Psychologist and pediatrician.

Born June 21st, 1880 in Alma.

Died May 29th, 1961 at 80 years old in New Haven.

Tsuru Aoki

Japanese actress (1892–1961).

Born September 9th, 1892 in Fukuoka, Tokyo.

Died October 18th, 1961 at 69 years old in Tokyo (peritonitis).

Deaths 81 to 90 of 393

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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer