Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Jan 02 Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies in the year 1961.  

Jan 04 Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.  

Jan 06 Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.  

Jan 07 Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)  

Jan 10 Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49  

Jan 16 In the year 1961 janos Viski, composer, dies at 54  

Jan 17 In the year 1961 death of patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36  

Jan 21 In the year 1961 john Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday  

Jan 24 Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history 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 In the year 1961 anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54  

Feb 05 On this day in history anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73  

Feb 06 In the year 1961 archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 08 William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 Grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70 in the year 1961.  

Feb 11 Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director (Pygmalion), dies at 82 in the year 1961.  

Feb 14 On this day in history wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78  

Feb 15 On this day in history jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59  

Feb 17 Nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63 in the year 1961.  

Feb 20 On this day in history otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67  

Feb 21 In the year 1961 blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73  

Feb 22 George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 23 On this day in history wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies  

Feb 26 On this day in history karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83  

Feb 27 Platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 28 On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64  

Mar 03 Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

Mar 06 In the year 1961 george Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56  

Mar 07 In the year 1961 englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter, dies at 42  

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

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

Jan 07 In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician  

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.