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 Josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

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

May 23 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of walter Little, Canadian politician (b. 1877)  

Jun 02 George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72 in the year 1961.  

Jun 06 Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875) died in the year 1961.  

Jun 07 Robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 09 On this day in history death of camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872)  

Jun 13 In the year 1961 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 O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 17 Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40 in the year 1961.  

Jun 22 Betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies in the year 1961.  

Jun 23 Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jun 26 In the year 1961 kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58  

Jun 27 Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

Jul 04 On this day in history franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83  

Jul 06 Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 in the year 1961.  

Jul 12 In the year 1961 death of mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879)  

Jul 15 John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) died in the year 1961.  

Jul 16 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 in the year 1961.  

Jul 17 On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74  

Jul 18 Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 in the year 1961.  

Jul 23 Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 in the year 1961.  

Jul 27 Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07 John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.  

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