Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

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

May 22 On this day in history joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53  

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

May 29 Uuno Kalervo Klami, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

May 31 Walter Little, Canadian politician (b. 1877) died in the year 1961.  

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

Jun 06 On this day in history death of carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875)  

Jun 07 Robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies in the year 1961.  

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 in the year 1961.  

Jun 15 On this day in history death of giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)  

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

Jun 17 Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 23 On this day in history franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70  

Jun 26 In the year 1961 kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58  

Jun 27 Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jun 30 In the year 1961 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 Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 In the year 1961 franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83  

Jul 06 Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 in the year 1961.  

Jul 08 In the year 1961 julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 09 On this day in history alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52  

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

Jul 15 In the year 1961 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 Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1961.  

Jul 18 Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 in the year 1961.  

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

Jul 27 Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1961.  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1961 birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)  

Jan 04 In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician  

Jan 09 Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born in the year 1961.