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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899-1961).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1961 at 61 years old in Ketchum (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Gary Cooper
American actor (1901-1961).
Born May 7th, 1901 in Helena. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1961 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
Erwin Schrödinger
Austrian physicist (1887–1961).
Born August 12th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1961 at 73 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).
Ty Cobb
American baseball player.
Born December 18th, 1886 in Narrows.
Died July 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Atlanta (prostate cancer).
Patrice Lumumba
Prime minister (1960 to 1961) of the democratic republic of the congo.
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Katakokombe. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1961 at 35 years old in Katanga Province (execution by shooting). [ref]
Anna May Wong
Chinese american actress.
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1961 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rafael Trujillo
President of the dominican republic (1891-1961).
Born October 24th, 1888 in San Cristóbal. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1961 at 72 years old in Santo Domingo (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Marion Davies
American actress, producer, screenwriter and socialite (1897-1961).
Born January 3rd, 1897 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1961 at 64 years old in Hollywood (stomach cancer). [ref]
Frantz Fanon
French west indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961).
Born July 20th, 1925 in Fort-de-France. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1961 at 36 years old in Bethesda (leukemia). [ref]
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