Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Aug 02 Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 On this day in history eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63  

Aug 06 In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 Antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 In the year 1961 adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78  

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 In the year 1961 learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89  

Aug 20 On this day in history vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82  

Aug 28 On this day in history thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies  

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

Sep 01 In the year 1961 eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

Sep 02 Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897) died in the year 1961.  

Sep 05 In the year 1961 ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies  

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

Sep 10 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1961.  

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 In the year 1961 frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA  

Sep 26 On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.  

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

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Jan 02 In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director  

Jan 03 In the year 1961 birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)  

Jan 04 In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

Jan 05 Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician  

Jan 07 In the year 1961 birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress  

Jan 07 In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician  

Jan 09 In the year 1961 birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter