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 in the year 1961.  

Aug 06 On this day in history jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87  

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 On this day in history death of antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910)  

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

Aug 14 On this day in history clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68  

Aug 16 In the year 1961 death of maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870)  

Aug 17 On this day in history carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 18 On this day in history learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89  

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 in the year 1961.  

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

Sep 01 Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51 in the year 1961.  

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

Sep 03 On this day in history death of robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)  

Sep 05 In the year 1961 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 Leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81 in the year 1961.  

Sep 12 In the year 1961 death of carl Hermann, German physicist (b. 1898)  

Sep 16 A P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies in the year 1961.  

Sep 17 Adnan Menderes, PM of Turkey (1950-60), dies at 62 in the year 1961.  

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

Sep 19 Helen Kimble, fictional wife of Dr Richard Kimble (Fugitive) died on this day in history.  

Sep 21 In the year 1961 earle Dickson, inventor (band-aid), dies at 68  

Sep 22 On this day in history marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64  

Sep 23 Billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I), dies at 71 in the year 1961.  

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 In the year 1961 eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81  

Sep 27 Hilda Doolittle, US poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Michael Shepley, actor (Dick & the Duchess), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Sep 29 Reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 07 Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 07 John Thune, American politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born in the year 1961.