Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Aug 02 Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64 in the year 1961.  

Aug 05 Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 in the year 1961.  

Aug 06 Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Aug 08 Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 11 In the year 1961 death of antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910)  

Aug 13 On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78  

Aug 14 In the year 1961 clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68  

Aug 16 On this day in history death of maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870)  

Aug 17 On this day in history carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 18 Learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Aug 20 On this day in history vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82  

Aug 28 In the year 1961 thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies  

Aug 30 Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Sep 01 Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51 in the year 1961.  

Sep 02 Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 in the year 1961.  

Sep 03 In the year 1961 death of robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)  

Sep 05 Ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76 in the year 1961.  

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 A P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies in the year 1961.  

Sep 17 Adnan Menderes, PM of Turkey (1950-60), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Sep 18 Dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56 in the year 1961.  

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 Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64 in the year 1961.  

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

Sep 24 In the year 1961 sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68  

Sep 25 In the year 1961 frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA  

Sep 26 Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Hilda Doolittle, US poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75 in the year 1961.  

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

Sep 29 On this day in history reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63  

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

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 in the year 1961.  

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

Jan 07 On this day in history 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.