Famous Deaths In 1961

Aug 02 Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 In the year 1961 eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63  

Aug 06 Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 in the year 1961.  

Aug 08 Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

Aug 09 On this day in history walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75  

Aug 11 On this day in history death of antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910)  

Aug 13 In the year 1961 adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78  

Aug 14 Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Aug 16 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Aug 18 On this day in history learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89  

Aug 20 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies in the year 1961.  

Aug 30 In the year 1961 charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84  

Sep 01 On this day in history eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

Sep 02 Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 On this day in history death of robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)  

Sep 05 In the year 1961 ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies  

Sep 07 On this day in history pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76  

Sep 10 In the year 1961 leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81  

Sep 12 Carl Hermann, German physicist (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Sep 16 In the year 1961 a P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies  

Sep 17 In the year 1961 adnan Menderes, PM of Turkey (1950-60), dies at 62  

Sep 18 Dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56 on this day in history.  

Sep 19 On this day in history death of helen Kimble, fictional wife of Dr Richard Kimble (Fugitive)  

Sep 21 Earle Dickson, inventor (band-aid), dies at 68 in the year 1961.  

Sep 22 In the year 1961 marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64  

Sep 23 Billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I), dies at 71 in the year 1961.  

Sep 24 On this day in history sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68  

Sep 25 Frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 in the year 1961.  

Sep 27 On this day in history hilda Doolittle, US poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75  

Sep 28 On this day in history michael Shepley, actor (Dick & the Duchess), dies at 54  

Sep 29 In the year 1961 reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63  

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

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician  

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