Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

May 18 On this day in history henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies  

May 19 In the year 1961 joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94  

May 20 Josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (b. 1915) died in the year 1961.  

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

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 Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 died in the year 1961.  

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 Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875) died in the year 1961.  

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

Jun 09 Camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872) died in the year 1961.  

Jun 13 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 in the year 1961.  

Jun 15 Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923) died on this day in history.  

Jun 16 In the year 1961 o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies  

Jun 17 In the year 1961 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 Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58 in the year 1961.  

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

Jun 30 In the year 1961 lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87  

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

Jul 02 On this day in history death of ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61  

Jul 04 On this day in history franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83  

Jul 06 Cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93 in the year 1961.  

Jul 08 Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12 Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (b. 1879) died in the year 1961.  

Jul 15 John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Jul 16 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 in the year 1961.  

Jul 17 On this day in history ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74  

Jul 18 Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 27 On this day in history theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59  

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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 In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician  

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.