Famous Deaths In 1961
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Jan 02 Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies in the year 1961.
Jan 04 On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72
Jan 06 In the year 1961 regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76
Jan 07 In the year 1961 clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74
Jan 09 In the year 1961 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)
Jan 10 On this day in history dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66
Jan 11 Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died in the year 1961.
Jan 14 In the year 1961 ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81
Jan 15 Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
Jan 16 Janos Viski, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1961.
Jan 17 In the year 1961 death of patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36
Jan 21 John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.
Jan 24 Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Jan 26 In the year 1961 morris Nichols, cricketer (41 wkts in 14 Tests for Eng 1930-39), dies
Feb 02 Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1961.
Feb 03 Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54 in the year 1961.
Feb 05 In the year 1961 anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73
Feb 06 On this day in history archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77
Feb 08 On this day in history william Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81
Feb 09 Grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70 in the year 1961.
Feb 11 In the year 1961 eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director (Pygmalion), dies at 82
Feb 14 On this day in history wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78
Feb 15 Jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59 in the year 1961.
Feb 17 In the year 1961 nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63
Feb 20 Otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67 on this day in history.
Feb 21 Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73 on this day in history.
Feb 22 In the year 1961 george de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75
Feb 23 On this day in history wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies
Feb 26 In the year 1961 karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83
Feb 27 On this day in history platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies
Feb 28 On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64
Mar 03 On this day in history death of paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887)
Mar 06 George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56 on this day in history.
Mar 07 Englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter, dies at 42 on this day in history.
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