Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

May 18 Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history uuno Kalervo Klami, composer, dies at 60  

May 30 On this day in history death of rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69  

May 31 Walter Little, Canadian politician (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Jun 02 George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 07 Robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies in the year 1961.  

Jun 09 Camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1961.  

Jun 16 On this day in history o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 23 Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 in the year 1961.  

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

Jun 27 On this day in history paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58  

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 In the year 1961 death of ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

Jul 04 Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 06 In the year 1961 cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93  

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

Jul 15 John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Jul 16 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 27 On this day in history theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59  

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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 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 In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter