Famous Deaths In 1961

May 18 On this day in history henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies  

May 19 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 in the year 1961.  

May 20 On this day in history death of josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (b. 1915)  

May 22 Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 in the year 1961.  

May 23 Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 in the year 1961.  

May 29 On this day in history uuno Kalervo Klami, composer, dies at 60  

May 30 On this day in history death of rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69  

May 31 In the year 1961 death of walter Little, Canadian politician (b. 1877)  

Jun 02 In the year 1961 george S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72  

Jun 06 Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875) died on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1961 robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies  

Jun 09 Camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

Jun 13 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923) died on this day in history.  

Jun 16 In the year 1961 o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies  

Jun 17 Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40 in the year 1961.  

Jun 22 On this day in history betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies  

Jun 23 Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 in the year 1961.  

Jun 26 Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

Jun 27 In the year 1961 paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58  

Jun 30 On this day in history lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87  

Jul 01 In the year 1961 death of louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (b. 1894)  

Jul 02 On this day in history death of ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

Jul 04 Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 On this day in history julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 09 Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 in the year 1961.  

Jul 12 Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879) died in the year 1961.  

Jul 15 John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Jul 16 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 in the year 1961.  

Jul 17 Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 On this day in history kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67  

Jul 23 Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.  

Jul 27 Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director  

Jan 03 Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 04 Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 05 In the year 1961 birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)  

Jan 07 Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1961 birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress  

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

Jan 09 In the year 1961 birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter