Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Aug 02 In the year 1961 giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64  

Aug 05 In the year 1961 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 Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

Aug 09 On this day in history walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75  

Aug 11 In the year 1961 death of antanas Å kÄ—ma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910)  

Aug 13 On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78  

Aug 14 Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 in the year 1961.  

Aug 16 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870) died in the year 1961.  

Aug 17 Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 20 In the year 1961 vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82  

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 in the year 1961.  

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

Sep 05 Ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 07 In the year 1961 pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76  

Sep 10 Leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 16 In the year 1961 a P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies  

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

Sep 18 In the year 1961 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 Earle Dickson, inventor (band-aid), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA  

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

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 On this day in history reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63  

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

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

Jan 09 Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born on this day in history.