Famous Deaths In 1961

May 18 Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies in the year 1961.  

May 19 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 on this day in history.  

May 20 Josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

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

May 23 On this day in history joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53  

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 On this day in history death of walter Little, Canadian politician (b. 1877)  

Jun 02 George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872)  

Jun 13 In the year 1961 ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79  

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

Jun 16 O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jun 22 Betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies in the year 1961.  

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 Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

Jun 30 In the year 1961 lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87  

Jul 01 On this day in history death of louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (b. 1894)  

Jul 02 In the year 1961 death of ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

Jul 04 Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 in the year 1961.  

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

Jul 08 Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jul 12 On this day in history death of mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879)  

Jul 15 On this day in history death of john E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)  

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

Jul 17 On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74  

Jul 18 In the year 1961 kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67  

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

Jul 27 In the year 1961 theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59  

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Jan 02 Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)  

Jan 04 Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 09 Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born on this day in history.