Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

May 18 In the year 1961 henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies  

May 19 On this day in history joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94  

May 20 Josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

May 22 In the year 1961 joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53  

May 23 Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 29 Uuno Kalervo Klami, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

May 30 On this day in history death of rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69  

May 31 In the year 1961 death of walter Little, Canadian politician (b. 1877)  

Jun 02 George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 06 On this day in history death of carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875)  

Jun 07 Robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies in the year 1961.  

Jun 09 Camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

Jun 13 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923) died in the year 1961.  

Jun 16 On this day in history o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies  

Jun 17 On this day in history jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40  

Jun 22 On this day in history betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies  

Jun 23 On this day in history franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70  

Jun 26 On this day in history kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58  

Jun 27 Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

Jun 30 Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Jul 02 In the year 1961 death of ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

Jul 04 Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 06 On this day in history cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93  

Jul 08 On this day in history julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 09 Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jul 12 In the year 1961 death of mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879)  

Jul 15 John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) died in the year 1961.  

Jul 16 On this day in history [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88  

Jul 17 Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 On this day in history kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67  

Jul 23 Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 in the year 1961.  

Jul 27 Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1961.  

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Jan 02 Todd Haynes, American film director was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born in the year 1961.  

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