Famous Deaths 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 In the year 1961 death of josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (b. 1915)

May 22 Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 in the year 1961.

May 23 In the year 1961 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 In the year 1961 death of carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875)

Jun 07 In the year 1961 robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies

Jun 09 Camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872) died in the year 1961.

Jun 13 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 on this day in history.

Jun 15 Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923) died on this day in history.

Jun 16 In the year 1961 o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies

Jun 17 Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40 on this day in history.

Jun 22 On this day in history betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies

Jun 23 On this day in history franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70

Jun 26 Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58 in the year 1961.

Jun 27 Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 in the year 1961.

Jun 30 In the year 1961 lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87

Jul 01 On this day in history death of louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (b. 1894)

Jul 02 Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 died in the year 1961.

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

Jul 06 Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 in the year 1961.

Jul 08 In the year 1961 julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60

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

Jul 12 On this day in history death of mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879)

Jul 15 On this day in history death of john E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)

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

Jul 17 Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.

Jul 18 In the year 1961 kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67

Jul 23 Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.

Jul 27 In the year 1961 theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of todd Haynes, American film director

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 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 On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter