Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Aug 02 Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64 in the year 1961.  

Aug 05 Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 in the year 1961.  

Aug 08 On this day in history charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58  

Aug 09 Walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75 in the year 1961.  

Aug 11 Antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910) died in the year 1961.  

Aug 13 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78 in the year 1961.  

Aug 14 In the year 1961 clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68  

Aug 16 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1961 carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 18 Learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 30 Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Sep 01 On this day in history eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

Sep 02 On this day in history greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54  

Sep 03 In the year 1961 death of robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)  

Sep 05 On this day in history ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies  

Sep 07 Pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Sep 10 In the year 1961 leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81  

Sep 12 Carl Hermann, German physicist (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Sep 16 On this day in history a P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies  

Sep 17 On this day in history adnan Menderes, PM of Turkey (1950-60), dies at 62  

Sep 18 On this day in history dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56  

Sep 19 In the year 1961 death of helen Kimble, fictional wife of Dr Richard Kimble (Fugitive)  

Sep 21 Earle Dickson, inventor (band-aid), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 22 Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64 in the year 1961.  

Sep 23 On this day in history billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I), dies at 71  

Sep 24 On this day in history sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68  

Sep 25 Frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA in the year 1961.  

Sep 26 Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 in the year 1961.  

Sep 27 In the year 1961 hilda Doolittle, US poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75  

Sep 28 Michael Shepley, actor (Dick & the Duchess), dies at 54 in the year 1961.  

Sep 29 Reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63 in the year 1961.  

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Jan 02 Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1961.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)  

Jan 07 Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1961.