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 On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74  

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 Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16 Janos Viski, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1961.  

Jan 17 In the year 1961 death of patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36  

Jan 21 John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 02 Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Feb 03 On this day in history anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54  

Feb 05 In the year 1961 anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73  

Feb 06 On this day in history archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77  

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

Feb 09 Grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director (Pygmalion), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63  

Feb 20 On this day in history otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67  

Feb 21 On this day in history 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 Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies in the year 1961.  

Feb 26 In the year 1961 karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83  

Feb 27 On this day in history platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies  

Feb 28 Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1961 englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter, dies at 42  

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Jan 02 Todd Haynes, American film director was born in the year 1961.  

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

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

Jan 05 Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1961.  

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

Jan 07 Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 07 John Thune, American politician was born on this day in history.  

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