Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened 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 in the year 1961.  

May 20 In the year 1961 death of josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (b. 1915)  

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

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

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

May 30 In the year 1961 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 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79  

Jun 15 In the year 1961 death of giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)  

Jun 16 On this day in history o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies  

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

Jun 22 In the year 1961 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 Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

Jun 30 Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Jul 02 Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 died on this day in history.  

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

Jul 06 On this day in history cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93  

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

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

Jul 12 Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Jul 15 In the year 1961 death of john E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)  

Jul 16 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 18 In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician  

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