Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Jan 02 Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.  

Jan 06 Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.  

Jan 07 Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1961 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)  

Jan 10 Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)  

Jan 14 Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.  

Jan 15 On this day in history francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49  

Jan 16 In the year 1961 janos Viski, composer, dies at 54  

Jan 17 On this day in history death of patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36  

Jan 21 John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82 in the year 1961.  

Jan 26 Morris Nichols, cricketer (41 wkts in 14 Tests for Eng 1930-39), dies in the year 1961.  

Feb 02 In the year 1961 adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87  

Feb 03 On this day in history anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54  

Feb 05 Anthony G de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 08 William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 On this day in history grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70  

Feb 11 Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director (Pygmalion), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 14 Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59  

Feb 17 In the year 1961 nita Naldi, actress (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63  

Feb 20 In the year 1961 otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67  

Feb 21 Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73 in the year 1961.  

Feb 22 George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75 in the year 1961.  

Feb 23 On this day in history wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies  

Feb 26 In the year 1961 karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83  

Feb 27 In the year 1961 platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies  

Feb 28 Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Mar 03 Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

Mar 06 George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 07 Englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter, dies at 42 in the year 1961.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

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

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress  

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

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