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 Jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Aug 08 In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.  

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

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 In the year 1961 death of maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870)  

Aug 17 In the year 1961 carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 18 On this day in history learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89  

Aug 20 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 in the year 1961.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 01 In the year 1961 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 In the year 1961 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 On this day in history pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76  

Sep 10 Leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81 in the year 1961.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 In the year 1961 adnan Menderes, PM of Turkey (1950-60), dies at 62  

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 Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64 in the year 1961.  

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 In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Hilda Doolittle, US poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Sep 28 In the year 1961 michael Shepley, actor (Dick & the Duchess), dies at 54  

Sep 29 In the year 1961 reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63  

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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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter