Famous People Who Died In 1961
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1961. This list includes people like Ernest Hemingway, Carl Jung, Gary Cooper, Ty Cobb, Erwin Schrödinger and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, artists and novelists who died in 1961. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Switzerland and many more countries.
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1
Ernest Hemingway(American Literary Icon Who Was Known for His Straightforward Prose & Use of Understatement)
Birthdate: July 21, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: July 2
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Carl Jung(Swiss Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst and Founder of Analytical Psychology)
Birthdate: July 26, 1875
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kesswil, Switzerland
Died: June 6
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Gary Cooper(One of the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Birthdate: May 7, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Helena, Montana, United States
Died: May 13
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
4
Erwin Schrödinger(Austrian Physicist Who Made Important Contributions to the Development of Quantum Mechanics)
Birthdate: August 12, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Erdberg, Vienna, Austria
Died: January 4
5
Ty Cobb(One of the Greatest Players in Baseball History)
Birthdate: December 18, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Narrows, Georgia, United States
Died: July 17
6
Patrice Lumumba(1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Birthdate: July 2, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sankuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died: January 17
Birthdate: March 22, 1887
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: October 11
8
Marion Davies(Actress and Producer Best Known for Her Films: ‘When Knighthood Was in Flower’ and ‘Little Old New York’)
Birthdate: January 3, 1897
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: September 22
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: December 15, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: June 17
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: May 27, 1894
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States
Died: January 10
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Anna May Wong
(American Actress and First Chinese American Film Star in 'Hollywood')
Birthdate: January 3, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: February 3
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: August 20, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kirkkonummi, Finland
Died: September 1
Birthdate: July 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jönköping, Sweden
Died: September 18
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Sam Rayburn(43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives)
Birthdate: January 6, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kingston, Tennessee, United States
Died: November 16
15
Grandma Moses
(Painter, Illustrator)
Birthdate: September 7, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York
Died: December 13
Birthdate: December 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: November 2
Birthdate: September 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: August 27
Birthdate: October 15, 1872
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wytheville, Virginia, United States
Died: December 28
19
David Kenyon Webster
(Journalist, Writer)
Birthdate: June 2, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 9
20
Mohammed V of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
Birthdate: August 10, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fes, Morocco
Died: February 26
21
George Formby
(Actor, Comedian, Film producer, Musician)
Birthdate: May 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wigan
Died: March 6
22
Charles Coburn
(Actor Known for His Movies 'The Devil and Miss Jones', 'The More the Merrier' and 'The Green Years')
Birthdate: June 19, 1877
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
Died: August 30
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: May 17, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: February 21
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George S. Kaufman
(Theatre director, Screenwriter, Journalist, Playwright, Bridge player, Writer)
Birthdate: November 16, 1889
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Died: June 2
Birthdate: December 24, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 24
Birthdate: October 24, 1891
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
Died: May 30
27
Sergio Osmeña
(The 4th President of the Philippines)
Birthdate: September 9, 1878
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cebu City, Philippines
Died: October 19
28
Michael Rockefeller
(Explorer)
Birthdate: May 18, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: November 19
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Percy Grainger(Composer, Arranger and Pianist Known for His Folk-Dance Tune ‘Country Gardens’)
Birthdate: July 8, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brighton, Australia
Died: February 20
Birthdate: August 26, 1873
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Died: June 30
Birthdate: March 10, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: January 14
Birthdate: May 30, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London
Died: April 7
33
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: March 14, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rochefort-sur-Mer, Charente-Inférieure, France
Died: May 3
34
Maria of Yugoslavia
(Consort)
Birthdate: January 6, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gotha, Germany
Died: June 22
35
Learned Hand(Former United States Judge and Judicial Philosopher)
Birthdate: January 27, 1872
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Albany
Died: August 18
36
Alastair Denniston
(Field hockey player at the 1908 Summer Olympics)
Birthdate: December 1, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: January 1
Birthdate: September 10, 1887
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Almora,India
Died: March 7
38
Adnan Menderes
(The 9th Prime Minister of Turkey)
Birthdate: 1899 AD
Birthplace: Koçarlı, Turkey
Died: September 17
39
Moss Hart
(Screenwriter, Playwright, Writer)
Birthdate: October 24, 1904
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 20
40
Wolfgang von Trips
(Racing driver)
Birthdate: May 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: September 10
41
Masanobu Tsuji
(politician, military personnel)
Birthdate: October 11, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ishikawa Prefecture
Died: July 20
42
Emily Greene Balch(Central Leader of the 'Women's International League for Peace and Freedom' and Winner of 1946 Nobel Peace Prize)
Birthdate: January 8, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston
Died: January 9
43
Otto Loewi
(Former pharmacologist and psychobiologist who discovered the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter)
Birthdate: June 3, 1873
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: December 25
Birthdate: April 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: October 5
45
Blaise Cendrars
(Swiss Novelist and Poet)
Birthdate: September 1, 1887
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Died: January 21
Birthdate: March 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Carrù
Died: October 30
Birthdate: July 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fort-de-France, Martinique
Died: December 6
48
Zog of Albania
(The King of Albania Who Was Initially Supported and Later Ousted by Benito Mussolini)
Birthdate: October 8, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Albania
Died: April 9
49
Jules Bordet(Nobel Prize-Winning Belgian Scientist Known for His Discovery of Factors in Blood Serum that Destroy Bacteria)
Birthdate: June 13, 1870
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Soignies
Died: April 6
Birthdate: April 10, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Died: April 13
