Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Jan 02 Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies in the year 1961.  

Jan 04 Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.  

Jan 06 On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76  

Jan 07 Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)  

Jan 10 Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died in the year 1961.  

Jan 14 In the year 1961 ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81  

Jan 15 Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1961.  

Jan 16 On this day in history janos Viski, composer, dies at 54  

Jan 17 On this day in history death of patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36  

Jan 21 In the year 1961 john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday  

Jan 24 Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82 in the year 1961.  

Jan 26 Morris Nichols, cricketer (41 wkts in 14 Tests for Eng 1930-39), dies in the year 1961.  

Feb 02 In the year 1961 adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87  

Feb 03 Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 in the year 1961.  

Feb 05 On this day in history anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73  

Feb 06 Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 On this day in history william Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81  

Feb 09 On this day in history grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70  

Feb 11 In the year 1961 eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director (Pygmalion), dies at 82  

Feb 14 On this day in history wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78  

Feb 15 Jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59 in the year 1961.  

Feb 17 In the year 1961 nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63  

Feb 20 In the year 1961 otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67  

Feb 21 In the year 1961 blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73  

Feb 22 In the year 1961 george de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75  

Feb 23 On this day in history wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies  

Feb 26 Karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 28 In the year 1961 joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64  

Mar 03 On this day in history death of paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887)  

Mar 06 In the year 1961 george Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56  

Mar 07 On this day in history englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter, dies at 42  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of todd Haynes, American film director  

Jan 03 Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

Jan 05 Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress  

Jan 07 John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter