Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Aug 02 On this day in history giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64  

Aug 05 Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1961 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 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Aug 14 Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Aug 16 On this day in history death of maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870)  

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 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 In the year 1961 thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies  

Aug 30 On this day in history charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84  

Sep 01 In the year 1961 eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

Sep 02 Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 In the year 1961 death of robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)  

Sep 05 In the year 1961 ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies  

Sep 07 On this day in history pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76  

Sep 10 In the year 1961 leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81  

Sep 12 Carl Hermann, German physicist (b. 1898) died in the year 1961.  

Sep 16 A P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

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

Sep 18 Dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56 on this day in history.  

Sep 19 On this day in history death of helen Kimble, fictional wife of Dr Richard Kimble (Fugitive)  

Sep 21 On this day in history earle Dickson, inventor (band-aid), dies at 68  

Sep 22 Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 23 In the year 1961 billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I), dies at 71  

Sep 24 Sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 Frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 In the year 1961 hilda Doolittle, US poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75  

Sep 28 Michael Shepley, actor (Dick & the Duchess), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Sep 29 In the year 1961 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 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 In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician  

Jan 09 Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born in the year 1961.